Efficacy of levetiracetam in hemifacial spasm: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
Safety and efficacy of levetiracetam in a man with hemifacial spasm (HFS).


RESULTS
The present work reports the case of a 54-year-old man with a 5-year history of left-sided HFS who, after treatment with levetiracetam (dosage, 500 mg bid), showed a marked improvement in condition. After 7 months of therapy with levetiracetam, the patient remains symptom free with no adverse drug reactions.


CONCLUSIONS
Levetiracetam proved its effectiveness and safety in the treatment of a case of HFS.Nevertheless, there is a need for further controlled studies with larger samples.
Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche-Università di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy. carrieri@unina.it
Pietro
P
Biagio Carrieri
Maria
M
Petracca
Silvana
S
Montella
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019569:Hemifacial Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010889:Piracetam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D010889:Piracetam