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Chorea in a patient with cerebral palsy: Treatment with levetiracetam

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

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 54 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-3185
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20414

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Abstract

We report on the case of an adult cerebral 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). © 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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