Post-anoxic action myoclonus (Lance-Adams syndrome) treated with levodopa and gabaergic drugs
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift für Neurologie
- Vol. 223 (1) , 67-70
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00313141
Abstract
Summary A case of post-anoxic action myoclonus is reported in which a very good control of the myoclonic jerks was achieved with levodopa, gaba and bacoflen, while the antiepileptic drugs did not seem to be useful.Keywords
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