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Member Directory Research Database Committee on Research Published Reports Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties Employment Opportunities	Title Levodopa activation fMRI study of Tourette syndrome Investigator Kevin J. Black, M.D. Other Investigators T. Hershey Contact Email kevin@npg.wustl.edu Brief Abstract Two study days (after screening) involving cognitive activation fMRI after a single dose of either i.v. levodopa on one day and saline on the other, after oral carbidopa. (See www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15110735 for our pilot study results.) Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Adults (age 18-55); DSM-IV-TR Tourette's disorder or chronic tic disorder; no significant exposure to neuroleptics ever Opportunities for Collaboration Possibly, if someone has lots of neuroleptic-naive adult tic patients who would be willing to come to St. Louis.
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