Author
Roland Dominic G. Jamora ,
Roland Dominic G. Jamora ,
Cid Czarina E. Diesta ,
Paul Matthew D. Pasco ,
Lillian V. Lee
Related Institution
Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine, - Philippine General Hospital - University of the Philippines-Manila
Movement Disorders Center and Section of Neurology, International Institute for Neurosciences, - St. Luke's Medical Center , Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Publication Information
Sub Type
Journal Article, Original
Title
The Philippine Journal of Neurology
Date of Publication
August 2012
Abstract There is a paucity of published literature on the different oral medications tried for X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP). In practice, most XDP patients are tired on medication typically used for patients with generalized dystonia. These drugs include anticholinergic agents, baclofen, clonazepam and other ben-zodiazepines, tetrabenazine, and clozapine. Although several articles have shown that these classess of drugs are beneficial for patients with generalized dystonia, none been systematically studied specifically for XDP patients. We are currently conducting the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the medications that have been used in XDP.
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