Beneficial effect of piracetam monotherapy on post-ischaemic palatal myoclonus

被引:6
作者
Karacostas, D [1 ]
Doskas, T [1 ]
Artemis, N [1 ]
Vadicolias, K [1 ]
Milonas, I [1 ]
机构
[1] Aristotelian Univ Salonika, Sch Med, AHEPA Hosp, Dept Neurol B, GR-54006 Salonika, Greece
关键词
piracetam; cerebral ischaemia; palatal mycolonus;
D O I
10.1177/030006059902700408
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
A 70-year-old hypertensive woman suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage followed by delayed vasospasm in the basal cerebral arteries. This resulted in multiple ischaemic lesions in the right middle cerebral artery region and contralateral post-ischaemic palatal myoclonus, In this setting, piracetam administered in high doses (24 - 36 g/day), abolished the myoclonus observed in this patient. Although there is evidence from case reports and clinical trials of the therapeutic efficacy of piracetam in patients with skeletal myoclonus of various causes, to our knowledge this is the first report indicating the beneficial effect of piracetam monotherapy on post-ischaemic palatal myoclonus.
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页数:5
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