title: Tourette-like disorder in Asperger's syndrome.
abstract: An eight-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome was given haloperidol to control agitation and aggressive outbursts. Withdrawal of the drug after two years was followed by Tourette-like symptoms. Subsequently neither haloperidol nor a second antipsychotic drug altered the core features of Asperger's syndrome, despite suppressing the movement disorder. His first exposure to neuroleptics was in utero.
authors.affiliation: North Wales Hospital, Denbigh.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Littlejohns
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol