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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;21(1):116-8.
doi: 10.1002/mds.20683.

Suppression of myoclonus in SCA2 by piracetam

Anna De Rosa  1 , Pasquale Striano, Fabrizio Barbieri, Arturo de Falco, Carlo Rinaldi, Tecla Tucci, Salvatore Striano, Alessandro Filla, Giuseppe De Michele
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Suppression of myoclonus in SCA2 by piracetam

Anna De Rosa et al. Mov Disord. 2006 Jan.

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.

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