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Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome with Haloperidol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Arthur K. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center (Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic), 525 East 68th Street, New York, New York 10021
Elaine Shapiro
Affiliation:
Mount Vernon Mental Health Clinic, Community Mental Health Board, Mount Vernon, New York

Extract

Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome is an unusual condition with undetermined aetiology, treatment, and prognosis (1, 2, 3). Less than 50 case studies have been reported in the literature. This paper will present a detailed report of a case treated for 18 months, and brief summaries of two cases treated for three weeks.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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