1984
Whole blood serotonin and tryptophan levels in Tourette's disorder: Effects of acute and chronic clonidine treatment
Leckman J, Anderson G, Cohen D, Ort S, Harcherik D, Hoder E, Shaywitz B. Whole blood serotonin and tryptophan levels in Tourette's disorder: Effects of acute and chronic clonidine treatment. Life Sciences 1984, 35: 2497-2503. PMID: 6595491, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(84)90435-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic clonidine treatmentClonidine treatmentTourette's disorder patientsWhole blood serotoninDisorder patientsTourette's disorderBlood serotoninTryptophan levelsMean differenceChronic treatmentAcute doseNormal controlsMean increaseClonidinePatientsDisordersMode of actionTreatmentSignificant differencesSerotoninBaseline conditionsLevelsDifferencesDose
1983
Acute and Chronic CLonidine Treatment in Tourette's Syndrome A Preliminary Report on Clinical Response and Effect on Plasma and Urinary Catecholamine Metabolites, Growth Hormone, and Blood Pressure
LECKMAN J, DETLOR J, HARCHERIK D, YOUNG J, ANDERSON G, SHAYWITZ B, COHEN D. Acute and Chronic CLonidine Treatment in Tourette's Syndrome A Preliminary Report on Clinical Response and Effect on Plasma and Urinary Catecholamine Metabolites, Growth Hormone, and Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1983, 22: 433-440. PMID: 6579101, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-7138(09)61504-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic clonidine treatmentClonidine treatmentTourette syndromeHomovanillic acidHuman growth hormoneClinical responseBlood pressureGrowth hormoneΑ2-adrenergic receptor agonistTreatment of TSUrinary catecholamine metabolitesClinical response dataChronic neuropsychiatric disorderPlacebo-controlled conditionsA Preliminary ReportClonidine therapyOral clonidineNoradrenergic receptorsSingle doseUnknown etiologyFunctional statusReceptor agonistClinical trialsDopaminergic systemTS patients