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The use of glutethimide for treatment of essential tremor

✍ Scribed by Dr. Fletcher H. McDowell

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
303 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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✦ Synopsis

Two patients with long-standing intention tremor that was interfering with their ability to maintain employment were treated with glutethimide. In both patients, this agent successfully supressed tremor at doses of 1 ,OOO mg and 4,000 mg per day. Glutethimide has been taken for as long as 14 years in one patient without evidence of side effects.

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