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Chorea in a patient with cerebral palsy: Treatment with levetiracetam
Author(s) -
Recio Maria V.,
Hauser Robert A.,
Louis Elan D.,
Radhashakar Harsha,
Sullivan Kelly L.,
Zesiewicz Theresa A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20414
Subject(s) - chorea , levetiracetam , cerebral palsy , medicine , movement disorders , pediatrics , neurological disorder , choreoathetosis , anesthesia , epilepsy , psychiatry , central nervous system disease , surgery , dystonia , disease
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