Comparison of the efficacy of carbamazepine, haloperidol and valproic acid in the treatment of children with Sydenham' s chorea: clinical follow-up of 18 patients
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 60(2B): 374-377, June 2002. tab
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In order to compare and contrast the efficacy of haloperidol, carbamazepine, and valproic acid in the treatment of Sydenham s chorea a prospective study including 18 cases of this disorder was undertaken. Age of patients ranged from 7 to 15 years. Ten children were female and 8 were male. All but one had generalized, either symmetric or asymmetric chorea. The patients were divided in three equal groups, and were given a standardized dose of each of the drugs built-up over a week. Following therapy, the six children receiving valproic acid showed remarkable improvement, without side effects. Five patients receiving carbamazepine showed improvement without side effects. Only three of the patients that received haloperidol improved. In the 4 cases that did not show clinical improvement after one week of treatment, therapy with valproic acid led to disappearance of the symptoms in a lapse that ranged from 4 to 7 days. Recurrence related to discontinuation of treatment was observed in two patients. In view of the present results we recommend valproic acid as the first choice drug to treat Sydenham chorea
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Asunto principal:
Carbamazepina
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Corea
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Ácido Valproico
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Antimaníacos
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Antidiscinéticos
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Haloperidol
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2002
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Article