title: Aripiprazole-associated tic in a schizophrenia patient.
abstract: Tic disorder, characterized by the presence of both motor and vocal tics is common in adolescents and adults. Antipsychotics including typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics are generally recognized by experts as the most effective pharmacological treatment for tics. However, previous studies suggest that tic-like symptoms might manifest during treatment with atypical antipsychotics such as clozapine, quetiapine, but not aripiprazole. We present the first case, to our knowledge, of an adult schizophrenia patient who developed tics during treatment with aripiprazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China ; Department of Neurosurgery, Jinjiang Hospital of Quanzhou Medical College, Jinjiang, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xieli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Xiamen Xianyue Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yugang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
keywords: antipsychotics; aripiprazole; schizophrenia; side effect; tic
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