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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Coral Gables, FL (US);
New York University, New York, NY (US);
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Steven Miller, Corona, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Brodie, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Stephen Dewey, Manorville, NY (US);
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., Coral Gables, FL (US);
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method of treating Tourette's Disorder (TD) using GABA ergic drugs that elevate the amount of stored presynaptic GABA and do not significantly increase GABA tone (a continuous background level of GABA signaling) in the brain. The administration of vigabatrin and/or (1S,3S)-3-amino-4-difluoromethylenyl-1-cyclopentanoic acid hydrochloride salt is expressly contemplated.