2019 Articles
Increasing Evidence for the Use of Sodium Oxybate in Multi-Drug- Resistant Lance–Adams Syndrome
Background: Treatment of posthypoxic myoclonus (PHM) can be a challenge in patients not responsive to first-line medications. PMH is a rare condition that has a dramatic impact on patients’ quality of life. Refractory cases are not uncommon.
Case Report: We report a patient with PHM non-responsive to conventional treatments who showed a dramatic improvement with sodium oxybate (SBX). Cases of PHM treated with SBX reported in the literature were reviewed.
Discussion: Resting and stimulus-induced myoclonus respond robustly to SBX, with significant improvement in patients’ quality of life. SBX may be considered in patients with PHM resistant to first-line medications.
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- Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-rnsh-c024
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- Academic Units
- Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
- Published Here
- December 10, 2019