Topiramate as treatment for hemifacial spasm

Topiramate as treatment for hemifacial spasm

To report a patient with hemifacial spasm (HFS) which improved with topiramate. A 52-year-old woman diagnosed with migraine, who also had a right HFS, did experience a marked improvement of HFS after introduction of topiramate as prophylactic therapy for her migraine episodes. Topiramate withdrawal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical neuropharmacology 2007-09, Vol.30 (5), p.308-309
Hauptverfasser: Alonso-Navarro, Hortensia, Rubio, Lluisa, Jiménez-Jiménez, Félix Javier
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Sprache:eng
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Female
Fructose - analogs & derivatives
Fructose - therapeutic use
Hemifacial Spasm - drug therapy
Humans
Middle Aged
Neuroprotective Agents - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:To report a patient with hemifacial spasm (HFS) which improved with topiramate. A 52-year-old woman diagnosed with migraine, who also had a right HFS, did experience a marked improvement of HFS after introduction of topiramate as prophylactic therapy for her migraine episodes. Topiramate withdrawal led to reappearance of HFS, which improved again after its reintroduction. Topiramate should be considered as a possible therapy for HFS.
ISSN:0362-5664
DOI:10.1097/WNF.0B013E3180479755