Chorea in a patient with cerebral palsy: Treatment with levetiracetam

Maria V. Recio; Robert A. Hauser; Elan D. Louis; Harsha Radhashakar; Kelly L. Sullivan; Theresa A. Zesiewicz

doi:10.1002/mds.20414

Chorea in a patient with cerebral palsy: Treatment with levetiracetam

Maria V. Recio
, Robert A. Hauser
, Elan D. Louis
, Harsha Radhashakar
, Kelly L. Sullivan
, Theresa A. Zesiewicz

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

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Abstract

We report on the case of an adult cerabral palsy patient who developed severe chorea coincident with a febrile illness from a nonstreptococcal infection. The chorea improved markedly with the use of levetiracetam (LEV, Keppra).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	762-764
Number of pages	3
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20414
State	Published - Jun 2005

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

Keywords

Cerebral palsy
Chorea
Keppra
Levetiracetam
Nonstreptococcal infection

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