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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun;18(6):703-6.
doi: 10.1002/mds.10427.

Tetrabenazine in the treatment of severe pediatric chorea

Anjan Chatterjee  1 , Steven J Frucht
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Tetrabenazine in the treatment of severe pediatric chorea

Anjan Chatterjee et al. Mov Disord. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Tetrabenazine (TBZ) is widely used to treat adults with hyperkinetic movement disorders; however, published experience with the drug in pediatric patients is limited. We report on 5 children with severe chorea who were treated with TBZ. TBZ effectively controlled chorea in 4 patients, and despite the need for relatively high doses, it was well tolerated.

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