## 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). Β© 2005 Movement Disorder Society
Treatment of chorea with levetiracetam
β Scribed by Theresa A. Zesiewicz; Amit Pathak; Kelly L. Sullivan; Mikhail Shamayev; Robert A. Hauser
- Book ID
- 105921154
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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