Carbamazepine responsive epileptic oral motor and ocular motor apraxia.

Abstract

We evaluated seven patients with oral motor apraxia and ocular motor apraxia. Apraxia in three patients (Group 1) with new-onset partial seizures and epileptiform discharges on EEG improved with carbamazepine. Four patients (Group 2) without seizures and nonepileptiform EEG findings had no change in apraxia after a trial of carbamazepine. Epileptic apraxia may precede clinical seizures and can respond to antiepileptic drugs.

• Authors: S Z Naqvi, R S Greenwood, O F D'Cruz
• Journal: Neurology (Neurology) Vol. 50 Issue 5 Pg. 1475-7 (May 1998) ISSN: 0028-3878 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9596012 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anticonvulsants
• Carbamazepine

Topics

• Anticonvulsants (therapeutic use)
• Apraxias (complications, drug therapy)
• Carbamazepine (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Epilepsy (complications, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Ocular Motility Disorders (drug therapy, etiology)
• Prospective Studies
• Psychomotor Performance (drug effects)