Table of Contents

Introduction: the long and winding road to Tourette syndrome; Part I. Diagnosis of Tics: 1. Evaluation and differential diagnosis of tics and related disorders; 2. Assessment of tic severity; Part II. Pharmacotherapy of Tics: 3. First generation antidopaminergic medications; 4. Second generation antidopaminergic medications; 5. Alpha-2 adrenergic medications; 6. Other tic-suppressing medications; Part III. Guidelines on the Pharmacotherapy of Tics: 7. Guidelines based on systematic literature review and meta-analysis; 8. Guidelines based on expert survey and consensus.

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A practical handbook on the pharmacological treatment of tics in patients with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders.

About the Author

Andrea E. Cavanna is a Consultant in Behavioural Neurology and an Honorary Professor in Neuropsychiatry at the Department of Neuropsychiatry, National Centre for Mental Health, Birmingham, UK.

Reviews

'The book meets this audience's needs by being comprehensive, organized in a well-indexed and logical manner, and including high-yield tables of information.' Aliza Sharon Kumpinsky, Doody's Book Review Service