Abstract
Spinal segmental myoclonus rarely occurs in peripheral neurological disorders. There are no data about the efficacy of topiramate (TPM) on spinal myoclonus. We describe a patient whose segmental myoclonus in amputation stump was ameliorated markedly by TPM.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amputation Stumps / innervation*
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Amputation, Surgical
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Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fructose / analogs & derivatives*
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Fructose / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Ischemia / surgery*
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Leg / blood supply*
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Leg / surgery
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Male
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Myoclonus / drug therapy*
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Myoclonus / physiopathology
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Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
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Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
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Spinal Cord / physiopathology*
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Topiramate
Substances
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Anticonvulsants
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Topiramate
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Fructose