Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis is often responsive to anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine and phenytoin. We report a boy with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis, which is dramatically relieved by oxcarbazepine even after unsatisfactory treatment with carbamazepine and other medications. (J Child Neurol 2004:19:300-301).
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