Management of Severe Pediatric Tourette Syndrome Resistant to Drug Treatment

Abstract EN

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with chronic and disabling impacts on multiple domains of functioning in children.

Treatment of TS is often complicated by comorbid conditions.

We present a 12-year-old boy with severe symptoms of Tourette syndrome (TS), with prominent and markedly disabling vocal tics, who failed to respond to substantial doses of risperidone and haloperidol, given for a prolonged period.

Satisfactory outcome was achieved with exposure and response prevention, adjunct to medication.

Comorbid ADHD was treated with stimulants with no exacerbation of tics.