Levetiracetam May be the First Choice for Managing Epilepsia Partialis Continua Related to Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

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Levetiracetam May be the First Choice for Managing Epilepsia Partialis Continua Related to Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Mehmet İlker Yön,

Ersin Kasım Ulusoy,

Şule Bilen,

Merve Ecem Erdoğan Yön

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2149-2247

DOI - 10.5152/etd.2016.150054

Subject(s) - levetiracetam , medicine , epilepsia partialis continua , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , anesthesia , neuroscience , epilepsy , psychiatry , status epilepticus , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering , biology

An 82-year-old, right-handed male patient was admitted to the emergency room because of continuous rhythmic clonic movements of the right forearm and hand. He was diagnosed with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and treated successfully with levetiracetam. In conclusion, we recommend levetiracetam as the first line treatment for EPC, which is mostly refractory to classical antiepileptic drugs.

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