title: A pilot tolerability and efficacy study of levetiracetam in patients with chronic myoclonus.
abstract: Levetiracetam was recently approved as adjunctive therapy for partial onset seizures. The authors conducted an open-label trial of levetiracetam in eight patients with chronic myoclonus. Patients were assessed by using the Unified Myoclonus Rating Scale. Levetiracetam was well tolerated. Three of five patients with cortical myoclonus experienced reductions in their myoclonus scores, providing support for a larger, placebo-controlled trial in cortical myoclonus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. sf216@columbia.edu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Frucht
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010889:Piracetam / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D010889:Piracetam