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Piracetam in the treatment of myoclonus: an overview
B Van Vleymen1, M Van Zandijcke
1UCB Pharma, Marketing and Development International, Chemin du Foriest, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.
Acta Neurologica Belgica
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Myoclonus is a rare, but disabling symptom, occurring in a number of diseases of different origin. Aetiological and neurophysiological classifications, as well as the current treatment in myoclonus are discussed. An overview of the treatment of myoclonus with piracetam in 62 case reports, 3 open trials and 2 doubleblind trials, covering 171 patients is reported.