2024
Pharmacological Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Farhat L, Behling E, Landeros-Weisenberger A, de Barros P, Polanczyk G, Cortese S, Bloch M. Pharmacological Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2024, 34: 373-382. PMID: 39320340, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADHD symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderTic severityTourette's disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivityRandomized controlled trialsA2 agonistPharmacological interventionsADHD symptom severityIncreased tic severityPersistent tic disordersNetwork meta-analysisStandardized mean differencePairs of medicationsEfficacy of pharmacological interventionsWorsen ticsRandom-effects network meta-analysisSymptom severityTic disordersADHDMeta-analysisNetwork meta-analysis frameworkCertainty of evidenceDisordersNetwork meta-analyses
2022
Meta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders
Behling E, Farhat LC, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. Meta‐Analysis: Efficacy and Tolerability of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Tic Disorders. Movement Disorders 2022, 37: 684-693. PMID: 35191552, DOI: 10.1002/mds.28957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic tic disorderTourette syndromeVMAT2 inhibitorsTic disordersVesicular monoamine transporter type 2 inhibitorsYale Global Tic Severity ScaleMean differenceRate of discontinuationTic Severity ScaleType 2 inhibitorsShort-term treatmentTic symptomsBlinded RCTEffective therapySeverity ScaleSystematic reviewTolerabilityAvailable evidenceAdverse effectsInverse varianceEfficacyRCTsInhibitorsNonsignificant effectTrials