TY - JOUR
AU1 - Dikmen, Bayazit
AB - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and severe. There were frequent resting REFERENCES Dramatic Effect of myoclonic jerks of his head, occurring at 1. Frucht S, Fahn S. The clinical spectrum of Levetiracetam on a rate of 30 to 40 per minute. Myoclonic posthypoxic myoclonus. Mov Disord jerks spread diffusely on both sides and Posthypoxic Myoclonus: 2000;15(suppl 1):2Y7. 30 degrees forward flexion of the head. Difficult Weaning From 2. Hallett M. Physiology of human The jerks would increase when the patient posthypoxic myoclonus. Mov Disord Mechanical Ventilation was awake and stimulated. Electroenceph- 2000;15(suppl 1):8Y13. alogram recorded during these showed To the Editor: 3. Genton P, Van Vleymen B. Piracetam and generalized slowing and no epileptiform osthypoxic myoclonus occurs in levetiracetam: close structural similarities activity. Magnetic resonance of the brain P patients after prolonged oxygen dep- but different pharmacological and clinical showed an ischemic lesion in the central profiles. Epileptic Disord 2000;2: rivation in the brain as a result of cardiac part of the pons. He was unable to cough 99Y105. arrest. Severe amplitude myoclonic jerks and swallow. Therefore, weaning from affecting head and trunk are produced and 4. Frucht SJ, Louis ED, Chuang C, et al. A mechanical ventilation and mobilization 
TI - Dramatic Effect of Levetiracetam on Posthypoxic Myoclonus: Difficult Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
JF - Clinical Neuropharmacology
DO - 10.1097/01.wnf.0000265978.72772.2d
DA - 2009-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/dramatic-effect-of-levetiracetam-on-posthypoxic-myoclonus-colon-svU7aUmqFF
SP - 236
EP - 236
VL - 32
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -