Clinical profile of tic disorders in children and adolescents from a tertiary care center in India

Clinical profile of tic disorders in children and adolescents from a tertiary care center in India

Background: Tic disorders (TDs) are common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. To date, there is very scant literature on TDs in children and adolescents in the Indian setting. Aim: The objectives of this study were to characterize the clinical profile, including comorbidities...

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Main Authors: Utkarsh Karki, Lakshmi Sravanti, Preeti Jacob, Eesha Sharma, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Shekhar P Seshadri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
adolescent
child
comorbidity
india
tic disorders key message: ninety-four percent of children with tic disorders had comorbidities.risperidone was the most frequently used medication
followed by clonidine
haloperidol
and aripiprazole.favorable short-term outcome is seen with medication use.
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2020;volume=42;issue=3;spage=262;epage=267;aulast=Karki

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