The clinical challenge of progressive myoclonus epilepsy.

Tate E. 

Children's National Medical Center, 
Department of Neurology Research, Washington, D.C.
Nurse Pract 1993 May;18(5):25-8

Abstract

Health care providers who care for patients with seizure disorders should be able to recognize progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Progressive myoclonus epilepsy is a syndrome confused with myoclonic seizures and other epilepsies. The main symptom is myoclonus, a brief involuntary muscle jerk of varying intensity that can throw a patient against a wall or to the ground. This article describes major types of progressive myoclonus epilepsy, a typical case presentation and two clinical drug trials available for these patients. The focus of clinical drug trials is to identify a drug that controls the myoclonus and improves the quality of life for the affected individual. There is no cure for patients with progressive myoclonus epilepsy. 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan and Piracetam are two drugs available through clinical-research protocols to patients with progressive myoclonus epilepsy.

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   Alzheimer's
piracetam  Alzheimer's study
piracetam  controlled study with dementia syndrome
piracetam  induced EEG changes in Alzheimer's
piracetam  effect on cerebral metabolism in Alzheimer's
piracetam  reverses hippocampal changes in Alzheimer's
piracetam  use in Alzheimer's
piracetam  effect on senile dementia memory
   Alcoholism
piracetam  alcoholic treatment
piracetam  efficacy in chronic alcoholics
piracetam  effect on alcoholics
piracetam  in acute alcohol withdrawal
   Brain injury
piracetam  effect on consciousness due to head injury
piracetam  protection in brain injury
piracetam  use in severe brain injury
piracetam  and concussion
   Circulatory disorders
piracetam  effectiveness in cerebral arteriosclerosis
piracetam  and chronic cerebrovascular disorders
piracetam  effect on brain circulation failure
   Deafness
piracetam  use in sudden deafness
piracetam  sudden hearing loss treatment
piracetam  in tinnitus and sudden deafness
piracetam  treatment of sudden deafness
   Dyslexia
piracetam  verbal effect in dyslexic boys
piracetam  efficacy in dyslexic reading and writing disorders
piracetam  improves reading in dyslexia
piracetam  learning aid in dyslexia
piracetam  effects on developmental dyslexia
piracetam  in students with dyslexia
piracetam  in children with dyslexia
   Heart Disease
piracetam  in ischemic heart disease
piracetam  effects on arterial hypertension
piracetam  effect on elderly coronary heart disease
piracetam  in chronic ischemic heart disease
piracetam  in ischemic heart disease
piracetam  in myocardial infarct patients
   Mental Function
piracetam  in patients with mental decline
piracetam  effects on cognitive functions
piracetam  efficacy in cognitive impairment
piracetam  in cerebral impairment
piracetam  study age-related memory disorders
piracetam  a trial on memory impairment
piracetam  interaction in the motor cortex
piracetam  effects on human EEG
piracetam  and EEG of boys with learning disorders
piracetam  effect on adolescent brain function
piracetam  in elderly cerebral impairment
piracetam   changes brain function
piracetam  effects on brain functions
   Stroke
piracetam  improves blood flow of post-stroke patients
piracetam  in secondary stroke prophylaxis
piracetam  treatment of acute and chronic aphasia
piracetam  in the treatment of acute stroke
piracetam  evaluation in acute stroke
piracetam  in stroke-unduced Aphasia
piracetam  treatment in ischemic stroke
piracetam  treatment of patients with an ischemic stroke
piracetam  acute stroke study
piracetam  effect on post-stroke recovery
piracetam  adjuvant to language therapy for aphasia
piracetam  effect on cerebral infarction in stroke patients
   Sickle cell disease
piracetam  treatment of children with sickle cell disease
piracetam  improves sickle cell deformability
piracetam  crises management of sickle cell disease
   Child birth
piracetam  in parturients and newborn infants
piracetam  reduced duration of labor
piracetam  protective effect during delivery
piracetam  concentrations during delivery
   Myoclonus
piracetam  promising results in myoclonus epilepsy
piracetam  long-term efficacy in myoclonus epilepsy
piracetam  beneficial use for severe myoclonus epilepsy
piracetam  and progressive myoclonus epilepsy
piracetam  in patients with myoclonus
piracetam  relieves symptoms in progressive myoclonus epilepsy
piracetam  in cortical myoclonus
piracetam  beneficial effect on post-ischaemic myoclonus
   Raynaud's
piracetam  treatment of Raynaud's
piracetam  evidence for its anti-platelet effect in Raynaud's
piracetam  platelet anti-aggregant properties
   Vertigo
piracetam  treatment for vertigo
piracetam  is effective in vertigo
piracetam  effect in 55 vertigo patients
piracetam  subjective improvement in vertigo
piracetam  significantly reduced vertigo symptoms
   Misc.
piracetam  efficacy in breath-holding spells
piracetam  mechanism of action
piracetam  elevates cholinergic receptor density  
piracetam  cholinergic receptor function in mice
piracetam  effect on cerebral glucose utilization
piracetam  improved driving in elderly motorists
piracetam  and nootropics
piracetam  auxiliary treatment of cerebral palsy
piracetam  unique mode of action
piracetam  psychological and pharmacological treatment
piracetam  improves cholinergic system efficiency
piracetam  and vigilance
piracetam  versus acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
piracetam  therapy in recurrent duodenal ulcer
piracetam  efficacy in recurrence of duodenal ulcer
piracetam  treatment of soft tissue rheumatism 
piracetam  effect on intellectually deficient children
piracetam  effect on neuroleptic-induced side effects
piracetam  improved school-performance in legasthenia
piracetam  effect on consciousness after neurosurgery

 

 

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