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Essential tremor responsive to levetiracetam

Levetirasetama cevap veren esansiyel tremor

Pages
108–110
Publication Date
2012-03-01
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One of the antiepileptic drugs, levetiracetam, may be more useful in the treatment of essential tremor.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders with a prevalence of 0.4% to 3.9% in the general population and increases with age.
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Key Findings & Data:This article reports a satisfying response to levetiracetam with disabling essential tremor in a 58-year-old man whom propranolol as well as primidone had to be discontinued due to unresponsiveness and severe side effects.
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Conclusion & Impact:One of the antiepileptic drugs, levetiracetam, may be more useful in the treatment of essential tremor.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Esansiyel tremor · antikonvülzan ilaç · levetirasetam

Abstract

Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders with a prevalence of 0.4% to 3.9% in the general population and increases with age. The medical treatment available for patients with essential tremor is often inadequate. Propranolol and primidone are the first-line treatment options, improving in up to two thirds of cases. This article reports a satisfying response to levetiracetam with disabling essential tremor in a 58-year-old man whom propranolol as well as primidone had to be discontinued due to unresponsiveness and severe side effects. One of the antiepileptic drugs, levetiracetam, may be more useful in the treatment of essential tremor.

Özet

Esansiyel tremor, genel popülasyonda prevelansı % 0.4-3.9 olan ve yaş ile artan en sık görülen hareket bozukluğudur. Esansiyel tremorlu hastaların medikal tedavileri sıklıkla yetersizdir. Propranolol ve primidon vakaların 2/3\'de ilk tercih tedavilerdir. Bu yazı, propranolol ve primidonu yanıtsızlık ve yan etkiler nedeni ile kesilen levetirasetama iyi cevap veren sakatlayıcı esansiyel tremorlu 58 yaşındaki bir erkek hastayı rapor etmektedir. Antiepileptik ilaçlardan biri olan levetirasetam, esansiyel tremor tedavisinde daha fazla yararlı olabilmektedir.

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Milanlıoğlu, A., Odabaş, Ö. F., Yılgör, A. (2012). Essential tremor responsive to levetiracetam. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 108–110. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2012.01.0123

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