Efficacy of levetiracetam in primary hemifacial spasm
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- 作者：Takeshi Kuroda ; Yu Saito ; Kazuhisa Fujita ; Satoshi Yano ; Seiichiro Ishigaki ; Hirotaka Kato ; Hidetomo Murakami ; Kenjiro Ono ; onoken@med.showa-u.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Facial nucleus ; Hemifacial spasm ; Kindling ; Levetiracetam ; Neurovascular compression
- 刊名：Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：34
- 期：Complete
- 页码：213-215
- 全文大小：420 K
文摘
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Kindling-like facial nucleus hyperactivity is the cause of hemifacial spasm (HFS).
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Anti-kindling effect of levetiracetam (LEV) could be an important action against HFS.
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LEV may represent an alternative or additional treatment for HFS.