ADJUNCTIVE CLONAZEPAM TREATMENT OF TIC SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WITH COMORBID TIC DISORDERS AND ADHD

The treatment of seven children and adolescents with a tic disorder an d concomitant attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is revie wed. Symptoms of ADHD were treated successfully with clonidine; howeve r, patients experienced persistent tics. The patients were treated wit h the adjunctive use of clonazepam. The addition of clonazepam resulte d in a further decrease in tic frequency and severity without affectin g the coexisting ADHD symptoms. These cases suggest that clonazepam ma y be a useful adjunctive pharmacological intervention in treating tics in children with comorbid ADHD.