TABLE 1.

Basic Demographics Characteristics of Patients With or Without Topiramate Therapy

	Topiramate Therapy	No Topiramate Therapy	P
n	41	313
Male sex	82.9%	79.5%	0.59
Age at onset of tics, yr	6.93 ± 2.78	6.96 ± 3.49	0.94
ADHD	58.5%	63.4%	0.55
OCB	65.9%	55.1%	0.19
Mood disorders	9.8%	6.7%	0.54
Family history of tics	34.2%	42.2%	0.32

ADHD indicates attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; OCB, obsessive-compulsive behaviors.