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Clonazepam Plus Levetiracetam in Isolated Arm Apraxia: A Seizure Case Needed Electrical Evidence
A patient with sudden right-arm apraxia improved after combined antiseizure treatment, alongside a change in focal EEG activity.
A patient with sudden right-arm apraxia improved after combined antiseizure treatment, alongside a change in focal EEG activity.
An unusual presentation
The 69-year-old man remained alert and oriented despite an abrupt inability to perform learned right-arm actions. He had an old left-sided hemorrhagic lesion. EEG showed rhythmic fluctuating activity, and clonazepam plus levetiracetam were followed by resolution of apraxia and a changed EEG pattern.
The combination limits drug-specific attribution
This single report does not isolate clonazepam’s contribution or establish how often apraxia represents nonconvulsive status. Structural history, electrical findings, examination, and treatment response all supported the authors’ interpretation. It would be weaker to rely on improvement after a benzodiazepine alone. The case illustrates a diagnostic possibility, rather than a rule for every focal deficit. In a record review, retain the concurrent treatment and objective observations before assigning both diagnosis and efficacy to one medication.
Source paper
Original analysis of the supplied journal article, identified as PMC7303554.