Suppression of myoclonus in SCA2by Piracetam

Anna De Rosa; Pasquale Striano; Fabrizio Barbieri; Arturo de Faco; Carlo Rinaldi; Tecla Tucci; Salvatore Striano; Alessandro Filla; Giuseppe De Michele

doi:10.1002/mds.20683

Suppression of myoclonus in SCA2by Piracetam

Anna De Rosa, Pasquale Striano, Fabrizio Barbieri, Arturo de Faco, Carlo Rinaldi, Tecla Tucci, Salvatore Striano, Alessandro Filla, Giuseppe De Michele

Istituto "Giannina Gaslini"

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Abstract

We report on a 30-year-old patient with advanced cerebellar degeneration due to SCA2. He presented with severe myoclonus, which was resistant to conventional therapy and dramatically improved after administration of 12-18 gm/die piracetam. Piracetam may be considered in the treatment of refractory myoclonus in spinocerebellar degenerations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	116-118
Number of pages	3
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20683
Publication status	Published - Jan 2006

Keywords

Myoclunus
Nootropic drugs
Piracetam
SCA2

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Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience(all)

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