May 4, 2022
Hosted by New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS)
Many individuals living with Tourette Syndrome will require medication to control symptoms of the disease. A subset of those living with Tourette Syndrome will also experience conditions such as anxiety, autism, ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder and require varied medication and treatment options. In this presentation, Dr. Takijah Heard will review the recommended medication treatments and side effects for treating Tourette’s syndrome along with other neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions that can co-occur.
Many individuals living with Tourette Syndrome will require medication to control symptoms of the disease. A subset of those living with Tourette Syndrome will also experience conditions such as anxiety, autism, ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder and require varied medication and treatment options. In this presentation, Dr. Takijah Heard will review the recommended medication treatments and side effects for treating Tourette’s syndrome along with other neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions that can co-occur.