Hemiballismus in subthalamic haemorrhage: Efficacy of levetiracetam

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Marchione, P ^a,b   Vento, C ^a   Marianetti, M ^a   Romeo, T ^a   Amabile, G A ^a   Giacomini, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LORAZEPAM; QUINAPRIL;

AGED; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIBALLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DYSKINESIAS; HALOPERIDOL; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, HYPERTENSIVE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PIRACETAM; RECURRENCE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 65449170019     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01783.x     Document Type: Letter

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