Successful treatment of acquired Tourettism and major depression

D A Malone Jr; T A Stern

doi:10.1177/089198878800100307

Successful treatment of acquired Tourettism and major depression

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1988 Jul-Sep;1(3):169-71. doi: 10.1177/089198878800100307.

Authors

D A Malone Jr¹, T A Stern

Affiliation

¹ Psychiatric Consultation Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

PMID: 3252884
DOI: 10.1177/089198878800100307

Abstract

The authors report a successfully treated case of an 81-year-old man with acquired Tourettism and secondary depression. Organic causes of acquired Tourettism are reviewed and treatment strategies are discussed.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Haloperidol / administration & dosage*
Humans
Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / complications
Male
Neurocognitive Disorders / drug therapy*
Nortriptyline / administration & dosage*
Tourette Syndrome / drug therapy*
Tranylcypromine / administration & dosage*

Substances

Tranylcypromine
Nortriptyline
Haloperidol