Levetiracetam for the treatment of generalized dystonia

Kelly L. Sullivan; Robert A. Hauser; Elan D. Louis; Ganesh Chari; Theresa A. Zesiewicz

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.05.001

Levetiracetam for the treatment of generalized dystonia

Kelly L. Sullivan
, Robert A. Hauser
, Elan D. Louis
, Ganesh Chari
, Theresa A. Zesiewicz

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

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Abstract

We report the case of a woman with generalized dystonia whose symptoms improved with the use of levetiracetam. Improvements were noted in blepharospasm, cervical, and truncal dystonia. The patient has been on LEV for a total of 20 weeks, and has experienced sustained improvement of symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	469-471
Number of pages	3
Journal	Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
Volume	11
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2005.05.001
State	Published - Nov 2005

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Neurology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Clinical Neurology

Keywords

Blepharospasm
Dystonia
Keppra
Levetiracetam

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