Aripiprazole Selectively Reduces Motor Tics in a Young Animal Model for Tourette’s Syndrome and Comorbid Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized primarily by motor and vocal tics. Comorbidities such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are observed in over 50% of TS patients. We applied aripiprazole in a juvenile rat model that displays motor tics and h...
Main Authors: | Francesca Rizzo, Ester Nespoli, Alireza Abaei, Izhar Bar-Gad, Dinesh K. Deelchand, Jörg Fegert, Volker Rasche, Bastian Hengerer, Tobias M. Boeckers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00059/full |
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