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[Effectiveness of valproic acid for postanoxic action myoclonus (Lance-Adams syndrome)]
L Liron1, M Chambost, P Depierre
1Service de réanimation, centre hospitalier général, Villefranche-sur-Saône, France.
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|January 9, 1999
Abstract:
We describe the case of a patient who experienced postanoxic action myoclonus after a transient cardiopulmonary arrest. Whereas benzodiazepines (clonazepam, midazolam, diazepam) were inefficient, valproic acid allowed a full control of the myoclonus. It is essential that the distinction between postanoxic action myoclonus and posthypoxic seizures is made early to avoid a delayed appropriate therapy and erroneous prognostic conclusions.