Suppression of posthypoxic and postencephalitic myoclonus with levetiracetam

被引：83

作者：

Krauss, GL

Bergin, A

Kramer, RE

Cho, YW

Reich, SG

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Neurol, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA

[2] Colorado Neurol Inst, CNI Epilepsy Ctr, Englewood, CO USA

来源：

NEUROLOGY | 2001年 / 56卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1212/WNL.56.3.411

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

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摘要：

Posthypoxic and postencephalitic myoclonus is often poorly controlled with current treatments. The authors successfully treated three patients with posthypoxic and postencephalitic myoclonus by using levetiracetam, a new antiepileptic drug. Levetiracetam appears to be a promising agent for treating action myoclonus caused by hypoxic and encephalitic brain injury-the degree of functional improvement may depend on the severity of associated motor dysfunction.

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页码：411 / 412

页数：2

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