%0 Journal Article %1 Chatterjee2003 %A Chatterjee, Anjan %A Frucht, Steven J %D 2003 %J Mov Disord %K Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chorea; Down Syndrome; Encephalitis; Humans; Infant; Male; Spasms, Infantile; Tetrabenazine; Treatment Outcome %N 6 %P 703--706 %R 10.1002/mds.10427 %T Tetrabenazine in the treatment of severe pediatric chorea. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.10427 %V 18 %X 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.

@article{Chatterjee2003, 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.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:14:53.000+0200}, author = {Chatterjee, Anjan and Frucht, Steven J}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24c2c04d5b5a8481699589dbfc38254bb/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1002/mds.10427}, groups = {public}, interhash = {b3f4e92e2138535e433199bdabb81a93}, intrahash = {4c2c04d5b5a8481699589dbfc38254bb}, journal = {Mov Disord}, keywords = {Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chorea; Down Syndrome; Encephalitis; Humans; Infant; Male; Spasms, Infantile; Tetrabenazine; Treatment Outcome}, month = Jun, number = 6, pages = {703--706}, pmid = {12784277}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:14:53.000+0200}, title = {Tetrabenazine in the treatment of severe pediatric chorea.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.10427}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 18, year = 2003 }