Aripiprazole in tourette’s syndrome in adults: case report and narrative review

Authors

  • Karina Farias Ferraz Médica residente de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, PE. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-8851
  • Henrique Toscano Siebra Brito Médico residente de Psiquiatria, IMIP, Recife, PE.
  • Leopoldo Nelson de Fernandes Barbosa Psicólogo e preceptor de Saúde Mental, IMIP, Recife, PE.
  • Henrique Faria de Sousa Coordenador, Serviço de Psiquiatria, e Preceptor, Residência Médica em Psiquiatria, IMIP, Recife, PE.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2019.v9.61

Keywords:

Tourette’s syndrome, aripiprazole, treatment

Abstract

Tourette’s syndrome is a movement disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics that arise in childhood and adolescence; half to two-thirds of the cases remit still in these stages. The disorder is more rarely found in adulthood, usually having a guarded prognosis and symptoms that are difficult to control in this population. This article describes the use of aripiprazole for the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome in a young male adult and conducts a narrative literature review of the evidence currently available on the use of this medication.

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Published

2019-06-28

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Ferraz KF, Brito HTS, Barbosa LN de F, Sousa HF de. Aripiprazole in tourette’s syndrome in adults: case report and narrative review. Debates em Psiquiatria [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 28 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];9(2):44-6. Available from: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/61

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