Dopamine depleters in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders

J Jankovic - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Abnormal involuntary movements often improve in response to anti-
dopaminergic drugs. In contrast to classic neuroleptics that block dopamine receptors, drugs …

Systematic review of severity scales and screening instruments for tics: critique and recommendations

D Martino, TM Pringsheim, AE Cavanna… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Several clinician, informant, and self‐report instruments for tics and associated
phenomena have been developed that differ in construct, comprehensiveness, and ease of …

A meta-analysis of behavior therapy for Tourette syndrome

JF McGuire, J Piacentini, EA Brennan, AB Lewin… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Individual randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of habit reversal training and a
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (collectively referred to as behavior therapy …

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial demonstrates the efficacy and safety of oral aripiprazole for the treatment of Tourette's disorder in children and …

F Sallee, E Kohegyi, J Zhao, R McQuade… - Journal of child and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Aripiprazole modulates dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways that may play
a role in the pathogenesis of Tourette's disorder (TD). This trial evaluated the efficacy and …

Image-based analysis and long-term clinical outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome: a multisite study

KA Johnson, PT Fletcher, D Servello, A Bona… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) can be an effective therapy for tics and
comorbidities in select cases of severe, treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome (TS). Clinical …

Anterior pallidal deep brain stimulation for Tourette's syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

ML Welter, JL Houeto, S Thobois, B Bataille… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been proposed to treat patients with severe
Tourette's syndrome, and open-label trials and two small double-blind trials have tested …

Embedded human closed-loop deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome: a nonrandomized controlled trial

JN Cagle, MS Okun, S Cernera, RS Eisinger… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Because Tourette syndrome (TS) is a paroxysmal disorder, symptomatic relief in
individuals with TS may be possible through the application of stimulation only during the …

The 5 pillars in Tourette syndrome deep brain stimulation patient selection: present and future

D Martino, W Deeb, J Jimenez-Shahed, I Malaty… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
The selection of patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) for deep brain stimulation (DBS)
surgery rests on 5 fundamental pillars. However, the operationalization of the …

Monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition in Tourette syndrome: a 12‐week, randomized, controlled study

KR Müller‐Vahl, C Fremer, C Beals… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Modulation of the endocannabinoid system via monoacylglycerol lipase
inhibition with Lu AG06466 (formerly known as ABX‐1431) has previously been shown to …

Association of Group A Streptococcus Exposure and Exacerbations of Chronic Tic Disorders: A Multinational Prospective Cohort Study

D Martino, A Schrag, Z Anastasiou, A Apter… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To examine prospectively the association between group A Streptococcus (GAS)
pharyngeal exposures and exacerbations of tics in a large multicenter population of youth …