ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical presentations of stuttering in children with tics treated with noofen. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Authors examined 181 children with tics, aged 7-13. Stuttering was identified in 23.2% of cases. Thirty children with tics and comorbid stuttering received noofen. RESULTS AND СONCLUSION: The prevalence of stuttering in children with tics was significantly higher than in the population. Stuttering was significantly more frequent in children with transient tics than chronic tics. Neurotic stuttering was recorded more frequently. The high efficacy of noofen was shown; the decrease in ticks was obtained in 80% of cases, the reduction of stuttering in 66.7% of cases. The data of clinical, psychological and neurophysiological studies, confirming the improvement of patients after treatment, are presented.
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Stuttering/epidemiology , Tics/epidemiology , Adolescent , Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use , Child , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Male , Stuttering/diagnosis , Stuttering/drug therapy , Tics/diagnosis , Tics/drug therapy , gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/analogs & derivatives , gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/therapeutic useABSTRACT
We examined 162 patients, aged from 10 to 15 years, with tic hyperkineses. Transient and chronic tic disorders were observed in 82 and 80 patients, respectively. The relationship of clinical features, frequency, psychological and encephalographic characteristics of the patients with age-at-onset was studied. The effect of adaptol on the course of chronic tic disorders was evaluated. In addition to our results reported previously for transient tic disorders, we demonstrated the efficacy of adaptol administered in dose 1000 mg per day during 60 days in patients with chronic tic disorders.
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Analgesics/therapeutic use , Biureas/therapeutic use , Tic Disorders/diagnosis , Tic Disorders/drug therapy , Adolescent , Analgesics/administration & dosage , Biureas/administration & dosage , Child , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Male , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity , Family Therapy/methods , Parent-Child Relations , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/psychology , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/therapy , Humans , Prevalence , Russia/epidemiology , Socioeconomic FactorsABSTRACT
We examined 336 children, aged 7-14 years, with signs of school maladaptation (SM). Anxiety disorders were found in 167 (49.7%), including generalized anxiety disorder - 87 children (25.9%), phobic disorder - 40 children (11.3%), anxiety disorder - 14 (4.2%), social anxiety disorder - 26 (7.7%). These indices differed significantly from those in the comparison group of children without SM. The children with generalized anxiety disorder were treated with adaptol (1000 mg/d during 30 days). The clinical and psychological examination revealed the high efficacy of this drug. Adaptol was well-tolerated, with no side-effects observed.
