Topiramate Treatment of Essential Tremor in a Patient with Cognitive Deficits.
This case report demonstrates a satisfying response to topiramate in a 79-year-old patient with disabling essential tremor in whom propranolol as well as primidone had to be discontinued due to severe side effects. After 28 months of topiramate treatment, a clear decline in Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) could be observed, stressing the use of care in prescribing topiramate in elderly patients.
Leblhuber
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Department of Gerontology, o.ö. Landesnervenklinik Linz, Linz, Austria.
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