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piracetam and Syndrome

piracetam has been researched along with Syndrome in 37 studies

Piracetam: A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent.

Syndrome: A characteristic symptom complex.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"This retrospective study suggests that levetiracetam has a positive effect on the EEG, the behavior, and the cognition of patients with epilepsy and CSWS."9.11Levetiracetam efficacy in epileptic syndromes with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep: experience in 12 cases. ( Aeby, A; Poznanski, N; Van Bogaert, P; Verheulpen, D; Wetzburger, C, 2005)
"The effect of piracetam, a cyclical derivative of GABA, was compared with that of a placebo in a double-blind study of 60 patients with post-concussional syndrome of 2-12 months' duration."9.04Piracetam in the treatment of post-concussional syndrome. A double-blind study. ( Hakamies, L; Hakkarainen, H, 1978)
"Newer antiepileptic drugs, specifically zonisamide and levetiracetam, appeared beneficial as maintenance medications for nearly three fourths of adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome in this uncontrolled clinical experience."7.74Zonisamide or levetiracetam for adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome: a case series. ( Clouse, RE; Lustman, PJ; Prakash, C; Sayuk, GS, 2007)
"A retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy of levetiracetam in the treatment of adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy."7.74[Clinical experience with levetiracetam for adults with epilepsy]. ( Barcs, G; Szucs, A, 2007)
"In this open-label add-on study of levetiracetam in refractory childhood epilepsy syndromes, we studied the effect of a rapid introduction of levetiracetam on the total seizure frequency in 21 children, known to have partial and generalized seizures."7.72Effect of levetiracetam in refractory childhood epilepsy syndromes. ( Buyse, G; Ceulemans, B; Deconinck, A; Lagae, L, 2003)
"Levetiracetam was administrated at starting dose of 10 mg/kg/day up to 50-60 mg/kg/day in two doses."6.73A pilot trial of levetiracetam in eyelid myoclonia with absences (Jeavons syndrome). ( Biondi, R; Capovilla, G; Coppola, A; Di Bonaventura, C; Fontanillas, L; Giallonardo, AT; Romeo, A; Rubboli, G; Sofia, V; Striano, P; Striano, S; Viri, M; Vitale, G; Zara, F, 2008)
" However, because the effects seemed dose-related, the dosage of piracetam needed to be increased until the optimum effects were obtained."5.35[Effects of piracetam therapy in a case of Lance-Adams syndrome]. ( Hachiya, Y; Hanafusa, Y; Hoshino, A; Kumada, S; Kurihara, E; Okiyama, R; Tomita, S; Yokochi, F, 2009)
"Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is an epileptic encephalopathy characterized by multiple seizure types, mental retardation, and a slow spike-and-wave pattern on electroencephalography."5.32Levetiracetam in the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. ( De Los Reyes, EC; Hale, SE; Sharp, GB; Williams, JP, 2004)
"This retrospective study suggests that levetiracetam has a positive effect on the EEG, the behavior, and the cognition of patients with epilepsy and CSWS."5.11Levetiracetam efficacy in epileptic syndromes with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep: experience in 12 cases. ( Aeby, A; Poznanski, N; Van Bogaert, P; Verheulpen, D; Wetzburger, C, 2005)
"The effect of piracetam, a cyclical derivative of GABA, was compared with that of a placebo in a double-blind study of 60 patients with post-concussional syndrome of 2-12 months' duration."5.04Piracetam in the treatment of post-concussional syndrome. A double-blind study. ( Hakamies, L; Hakkarainen, H, 1978)
"We present a patient with cryptogenic focal epilepsy and another with Dravet syndrome, who experienced seizure aggravation and negative myoclonus, associated with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep, induced by levetiracetam."3.76Levetiracetam-induced seizure aggravation associated with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep in children with refractory epilepsies. ( Caraballo, RH; Cersósimo, R; De los Santos, C, 2010)
"Newer antiepileptic drugs, specifically zonisamide and levetiracetam, appeared beneficial as maintenance medications for nearly three fourths of adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome in this uncontrolled clinical experience."3.74Zonisamide or levetiracetam for adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome: a case series. ( Clouse, RE; Lustman, PJ; Prakash, C; Sayuk, GS, 2007)
"A retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy of levetiracetam in the treatment of adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy."3.74[Clinical experience with levetiracetam for adults with epilepsy]. ( Barcs, G; Szucs, A, 2007)
"In this open-label add-on study of levetiracetam in refractory childhood epilepsy syndromes, we studied the effect of a rapid introduction of levetiracetam on the total seizure frequency in 21 children, known to have partial and generalized seizures."3.72Effect of levetiracetam in refractory childhood epilepsy syndromes. ( Buyse, G; Ceulemans, B; Deconinck, A; Lagae, L, 2003)
"The model of amnestic syndrome obtained by treatment with scopolamine during 20 days in rats was used to study anti-amnesic activity of amiridin in comparison with that of tacrine, physostigmine and piracetam."3.68[Study of anti-amnesic activity of amiridin in a model of amnesic syndrome]. ( Burov, IuV; Kadysheva, LV; Robakidze, TN; Shaposhnikova, GI; Voronin, AE, 1991)
"Levetiracetam was administrated at starting dose of 10 mg/kg/day up to 50-60 mg/kg/day in two doses."2.73A pilot trial of levetiracetam in eyelid myoclonia with absences (Jeavons syndrome). ( Biondi, R; Capovilla, G; Coppola, A; Di Bonaventura, C; Fontanillas, L; Giallonardo, AT; Romeo, A; Rubboli, G; Sofia, V; Striano, P; Striano, S; Viri, M; Vitale, G; Zara, F, 2008)
"SMART syndrome is a delayed complication of brain radiation characterized by neurologic symptoms including migraine-like headaches, seizures, and hemispheric impairment."2.55Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. ( Altmeyer, WB; Moise, AM; Singh, AK; Tantiwongkosi, B, 2017)
" We investigated the effect of piracetam and clonazepam, an anti-epileptic drug, on high dosage urea-induced myoclonus using an electromyogram in rats."2.41[A pharmacological profile of piracetam (Myocalm), a drug for myoclonus]. ( Nanri, M; Tajima, K, 2000)
"Early myoclonus after cardiac arrest (CA) is traditionally viewed as a poor prognostic sign (status myoclonus)."1.46Early Lance-Adams syndrome after cardiac arrest: Prevalence, time to return to awareness, and outcome in a large cohort. ( Aicua Rapun, I; Novy, J; Oddo, M; Rossetti, AO; Solari, D, 2017)
"Epilepsy was most common among those with maternal deletions and unknown subtypes, with catastrophic epilepsies present in only these two subtypes."1.35Epilepsy in Angelman syndrome: a questionnaire-based assessment of the natural history and current treatment options. ( Braun, EK; Bruno, P; Conant, KD; Nespeca, MP; Said, RR; Thibert, RL; Thiele, EA, 2009)
" However, because the effects seemed dose-related, the dosage of piracetam needed to be increased until the optimum effects were obtained."1.35[Effects of piracetam therapy in a case of Lance-Adams syndrome]. ( Hachiya, Y; Hanafusa, Y; Hoshino, A; Kumada, S; Kurihara, E; Okiyama, R; Tomita, S; Yokochi, F, 2009)
"Levetiracetam was titrated up to an optimal dosage for every individual patient, depending on efficacy and tolerability, and reflecting clinical practice."1.33Clinical experience with levetiracetam in childhood epilepsy: an add-on and mono-therapy trial. ( Buyse, G; Ceulemans, B; Lagae, L, 2005)
"Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is an epileptic encephalopathy characterized by multiple seizure types, mental retardation, and a slow spike-and-wave pattern on electroencephalography."1.32Levetiracetam in the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. ( De Los Reyes, EC; Hale, SE; Sharp, GB; Williams, JP, 2004)
"Lance-Adams syndrome is usually recognized only in a late phase, preventing the early rehabilitation."1.31[Treatment and long-term follow-up of post-anoxic myoclonus]. ( Halász, P; Holló, A; Janszky, J, 2001)

Research

Studies (37)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (16.22)18.7374
1990's3 (8.11)18.2507
2000's16 (43.24)29.6817
2010's12 (32.43)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Aicua Rapun, I1
Novy, J1
Solari, D1
Oddo, M1
Rossetti, AO1
Singh, AK1
Tantiwongkosi, B1
Moise, AM1
Altmeyer, WB1
Yamashita, S1
Chiyonobu, T1
Yoshida, M1
Moroto, M1
Morita, T1
Morioka, S1
Kato, M1
Saitsu, H1
Morimoto, M1
Hosoi, H1
Horváth, K1
Aschermann, Z1
Komoly, S1
Kovács, A1
Kovács, N1
Ali, K1
Fedin, AI1
Solov'eva, ÉI1
Mironova, OP1
Fedotova, AV1
Palleria, C1
Coppola, A2
Citraro, R1
Del Gaudio, L1
Striano, S2
De Sarro, G1
Russo, E1
Park, KM1
Han, YH1
Kim, TH1
Mun, CW1
Shin, KJ1
Ha, SY1
Park, J1
Kim, SE1
Grüter, T1
Ayzenberg, I1
Gold, R1
Börnke, C1
García, C1
Rubio, G1
Thibert, RL1
Conant, KD1
Braun, EK1
Bruno, P1
Said, RR1
Nespeca, MP1
Thiele, EA1
Hoshino, A1
Kumada, S1
Yokochi, F1
Hachiya, Y1
Hanafusa, Y1
Tomita, S1
Okiyama, R1
Kurihara, E1
Rudakova, IG1
Kotov, AS1
Kotov, SV1
Belova, IuA1
Lavrent'eva, NS1
Caraballo, RH1
Cersósimo, R1
De los Santos, C1
Atkins, M1
Nikanorova, M1
Ermolenko, NA1
Ermakov, AIu1
Buchneva, IA1
Zakharova, EI1
Kalikina, TA1
Lagae, L2
Buyse, G2
Deconinck, A1
Ceulemans, B2
De Los Reyes, EC1
Sharp, GB1
Williams, JP1
Hale, SE1
Aeby, A1
Poznanski, N1
Verheulpen, D1
Wetzburger, C1
Van Bogaert, P1
Clouse, RE1
Sayuk, GS1
Lustman, PJ1
Prakash, C1
Barcs, G1
Szucs, A1
Berger, A1
Schroeter, C1
Wiemer-Kruel, A1
Strobl, K1
Hoffmann, GF1
Rating, D1
Lebon, P1
Ernst, JP1
Wolf, NI1
Kilaru, S1
Bergqvist, AGC1
Wurpts, G1
Ott, H1
Schlüter, A1
Häusler, M1
Striano, P1
Sofia, V1
Capovilla, G1
Rubboli, G1
Di Bonaventura, C1
Vitale, G1
Fontanillas, L1
Giallonardo, AT1
Biondi, R1
Romeo, A1
Viri, M1
Zara, F1
De Angelis, G1
Vizioli, R1
Ermolina, LA2
Baryshnikov, VA1
Gorbachevskaia, NL1
Turova, NF1
Avrutskaia, IG1
Yamamoto, M1
Yamauchi, T1
Yamamoto, K1
Kobayashi, T1
Tajima, K1
Nanri, M1
Janszky, J1
Holló, A1
Halász, P1
Trabant, R1
Poljakovic, Z1
Trabant, D1
Hakkarainen, H1
Hakamies, L1
Genton, P1
Guerrini, R1
Burov, IuV1
Robakidze, TN1
Kadysheva, LV1
Voronin, AE1
Shaposhnikova, GI1

Reviews

4 reviews available for piracetam and Syndrome

ArticleYear
Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy syndrome: Case report and review of the literature.
    The neuroradiology journal, 2017, Volume: 30, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Brain Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Migraine Disorder

2017
[Treatment of tardive syndromes].
    Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag tudomanyos folyoirata, 2014, Volume: 29, Issue:2

    Topics: Amantadine; Antipsychotic Agents; Botulinum Toxins; Central Nervous System Agents; Cholinergic Antag

2014
Perspectives on treatment options for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.
    Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2015, Volume: 16, Issue:15

    Topics: Acetamides; Anticonvulsants; Carbamates; Clinical Trials as Topic; Dibenzazepines; Epilepsy, Tempora

2015
[A pharmacological profile of piracetam (Myocalm), a drug for myoclonus].
    Nihon yakurigaku zasshi. Folia pharmacologica Japonica, 2000, Volume: 116, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; Clonazepam; Disease Models, Animal; Dr

2000

Trials

4 trials available for piracetam and Syndrome

ArticleYear
Levetiracetam efficacy in epileptic syndromes with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep: experience in 12 cases.
    Epilepsia, 2005, Volume: 46, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Cerebral Cortex; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Child, Preschool; Cog

2005
A pilot trial of levetiracetam in eyelid myoclonia with absences (Jeavons syndrome).
    Epilepsia, 2008, Volume: 49, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Comorbidity; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsies, Myocl

2008
[Effect of piracetam on the brain-organic psychosyndrome in cerebrovascular insufficiency. Results of a double-blind study in 40 cases].
    Therapie der Gegenwart, 1977, Volume: 116, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Drug Evaluati

1977
Piracetam in the treatment of post-concussional syndrome. A double-blind study.
    European neurology, 1978, Volume: 17, Issue:1

    Topics: Brain Concussion; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Drug Evaluation; Fatigue; Headache;

1978

Other Studies

29 other studies available for piracetam and Syndrome

ArticleYear
Early Lance-Adams syndrome after cardiac arrest: Prevalence, time to return to awareness, and outcome in a large cohort.
    Resuscitation, 2017, Volume: 115

    Topics: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Anticonvulsants; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Clonazepam; Drug Combinati

2017
[Successful treatment with levetiracetam in a case of Ohtahara syndrome caused by STXBP1 mutation].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2013, Volume: 45, Issue:1

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Humans; Infant; Levetiracetam; Male; Munc18 Proteins; Mutation; Piracetam

2013
The temporal crescent syndrome.
    Practical neurology, 2015, Volume: 15, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Anticonvulsants; Cerebral Infarction; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Synd

2015
[Treatment of asthenic syndrome in patients with chronic brain ischemia: results of the non-interventional observational program TRIUMPH].
    Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova, 2014, Volume: 114, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asthenia; Brain Ischemia; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Age

2014
Increased functional connectivity between motor and sensory cortex in a patient with Lance-Adams syndrome.
    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2015, Volume: 139

    Topics: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cerebral Cortex; Electrocardiography; Electroencephalography; Epiglot

2015
Charles Bonnet syndrome successfully treated with levetiracetam.
    Journal of neurology, 2016, Volume: 263, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Brain; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Perceptual Disorders; Piracetam; Psychotropic Drugs; Syn

2016
Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam in the treatment of Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
    Epilepsy research, 2009, Volume: 85, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electroencephalography; Epilepsies, Partial; Fema

2009
Epilepsy in Angelman syndrome: a questionnaire-based assessment of the natural history and current treatment options.
    Epilepsia, 2009, Volume: 50, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Angelman Syndrome; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Clonazepam; Comorbid

2009
[Effects of piracetam therapy in a case of Lance-Adams syndrome].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2009, Volume: 41, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Ga

2009
[Levetiracetam (keppra) in the treatment of different epileptic syndromes in adults].
    Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova, 2009, Volume: 109, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electroencephalography;

2009
Levetiracetam-induced seizure aggravation associated with continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep in children with refractory epilepsies.
    Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape, 2010, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electroencephalography; Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Ep

2010
A prospective study of levetiracetam efficacy in epileptic syndromes with continuous spikes-waves during slow sleep.
    Seizure, 2011, Volume: 20, Issue:8

    Topics: Action Potentials; Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Brain Waves; Child; Child, Preschool; Electroencepha

2011
[Epilepsies with electric status epilepticus in sleep: peculiarities of clinical course and rational approaches to treatment].
    Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova, 2011, Volume: 111, Issue:5 Pt 2

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Resistance; Electricity; E

2011
Effect of levetiracetam in refractory childhood epilepsy syndromes.
    European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, 2003, Volume: 7, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Administration Schedule; Epilepsies, Part

2003
Levetiracetam in the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
    Pediatric neurology, 2004, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy, Generaliz

2004
Clinical experience with levetiracetam in childhood epilepsy: an add-on and mono-therapy trial.
    Seizure, 2005, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Dose-Response Relationship, Dr

2005
Zonisamide or levetiracetam for adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome: a case series.
    Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2007, Volume: 5, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic;

2007
[Clinical experience with levetiracetam for adults with epilepsy].
    Ideggyogyaszati szemle, 2007, Jan-20, Volume: 60, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Drug Resistance; Epilepsies, Partial; Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Generalized;

2007
Atypical case of Aicardi-Goutières syndrome with late-onset myoclonic status.
    Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape, 2007, Volume: 9, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Calcinosis; Comorbidity; Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Epile

2007
Current treatment of myoclonic astatic epilepsy: clinical experience at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
    Epilepsia, 2007, Volume: 48, Issue:9

    Topics: Age of Onset; Anticonvulsants; Child; Cognition Disorders; Dietary Fats; Electroencephalography; Epi

2007
[DRESS syndrome after carbamazepine].
    Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 2007, Volume: 58, Issue:11

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Child; Drug Eruptions; Eosinophilia; Epilepsy, Complex Partial; Fema

2007
Piracetam treatment of extrapyramidal choreic dyskinesias. Preliminary data.
    Acta neurologica, 1983, Volume: 5, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Chorea; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Piracetam; Pyrrolidinones; Syndrome

1983
[Correlations between biological and clinical indices in children with intellectual deficiencies].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1982, Volume: 82, Issue:3

    Topics: Amino Acids; Child; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Male; Piracetam

1982
[Selective action of metabolic drug therapy in mentally retarded children].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1980, Volume: 80, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Pantothenic Acid; Piracetam; Pyrith

1980
[Use of metabolically active preparations to study mild forms of mental deficiency].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1980, Volume: 80, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Ma

1980
Activated sialidase activity in transformed lymphocytes by Epstein-Barr (EB) virus of sialidosis type I (cherry-red spot-myoclonus syndrome).
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 1995, Volume: 131, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Enzyme Activation; Female; Herpesvirus 4, Human; Humans; Lymphocyte Activation; L

1995
[Treatment and long-term follow-up of post-anoxic myoclonus].
    Orvosi hetilap, 2001, Sep-23, Volume: 142, Issue:38

    Topics: Adult; Cognition Disorders; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain; Myoclonus; N

2001
Effect of alcohol on action myoclonus in Lance-Adams syndrome and progressive myoclonus epilepsy.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 1992, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Drug Tolerance; Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Myoclonus; Pirac

1992
[Study of anti-amnesic activity of amiridin in a model of amnesic syndrome].
    Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny, 1991, Volume: 111, Issue:6

    Topics: Acetylcholinesterase; Alzheimer Disease; Aminoquinolines; Amnesia; Animals; Cerebral Cortex; Choline

1991