| Abstract | We describe a novel treatment of superior oblique myokymia. A 40-year-old woman was treated with gabapentin for this disorder with partial success and reported significant side effects including loss of libido and weight gain. After a drug holiday, memantine therapy was initiated resulting in a substantial improvement in her symptoms with far fewer side effects and stability on long-term maintenance therapy. |
| Authors | Saurabh Jain, Shegufta J Farooq, Irene Gottlob
(Affiliation: Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom.)
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| Journal | Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
(J AAPOS)
Vol. 12
Issue 1
Pg. 87-8
(Feb 2008)
ISSN: 1528-3933 United States |
| PMID | 17964207
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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| Chemical References |
- Dopamine Agents
- Memantine
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| Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Adult
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dopamine Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Eye Movements
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Memantine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Myokymia
(diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Ocular Motility Disorders
(diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Oculomotor Muscles
(physiopathology)
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