Treatment of Involuntary Movements with Carbamazepine in Dystonic-Choreoathetoid Cerebral Palsy

Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2014 Apr 10;1(1):82-83. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12002. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Choreoathetoid movements are quite common in cerebral palsy (CP). This is the first report of a patient with choreoathetoid CP who was successfully treated with carbamazepine. Therefore, clinicians should try carbamazepine for involuntary movements in CP patients before pursuing other procudures.

Keywords: carbamazepine; cerebral palsy; dyskinetic cerebral palsy; dystonic‐choreoathetoid cerebral palsy; levetiracetam.

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