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Spinal myoclonus responsive to topiramate

Antonio Siniscalchi, Franco Mancuso, Emilio Russo, Guido Ferreri Ibbadu, Giovambattista De Sarro

Movement Disorders · 2004 · 22 citations · 9 references

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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.

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