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Síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette - Treatment

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Síndrome de Tourette

Tratamiento:

Muchos pacientes con el síndrome de Tourette que tienen síntomas muy leves no reciben tratamiento, dado que los efectos secundarios de los medicamentos pueden ser peores que los síntomas de esta afección.

Los fármacos que se utilizan para tratar los tics abarcan:

  • Anticonvulsivos.
  • Medicamento para la presión arterial, llamado clonidina.
  • Inyecciones de toxina botulínica (puede controlar algunos tics motores).
  • Bloqueadores de dopamina, como flufenazina, haloperidol, pimozida y risperidona (pueden ayudar a controlar o reducir los tics, pero tienen efectos secundarios).

La estimulación cerebral profunda ha demostrado resultados prometedores tanto para los síntomas principales del síndrome de Tourette como para los comportamientos obsesivo-compulsivos.

Grupos de apoyo:

Tourette Syndrome Association: www.tsa-usa.org

Pronóstico:

Los síntomas por lo general alcanzan su punto máximo durante los años de adolescencia y luego mejoran a comienzos de la edad adulta. Aunque 1 de cada 4 pacientes puede permanecer asintomático por unos cuantos años, sólo el 8% de los síntomas desaparecen sin presentar recaídas.

Los pacientes por lo regular tienen una expectativa de vida e inteligencia normales.

Posibles complicaciones:

Las afecciones que pueden ocurrir en personas que tienen el síndrome de Tourette abarcan:

Es necesario diagnosticar y tratar estas afecciones.

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Solicite una cita con el médico si tiene tics severos o persistentes o si éstos interfieren con la vida diaria.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/5/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Joseph V. Campellone, MD, Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Gleason MM, Boris NW, Dalton R. Habit and tic disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 23.

Jankovic J, Lang AE. Movement disorders: diagnosis and assessment. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier; 2008:chap 23.

Lang A. Other movement disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 434.

Kurlan R. Clinical practice Tourette's Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(24):2332-2338.

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