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Evidence-based guideline: pharmacologic treatment of chorea in Huntington disease: report of the guideline development subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop an evidence-based guideline assessing pharmacologic options for treating Huntington disease (HD) chorea.

Methods

We evaluated available evidence from a structured literature review performed through February 2011.

Results and recommendations

If HD chorea requires treatment, clinicians should prescribe tetrabenazine (up to 100 mg/day), amantadine (300-400 mg/day), or riluzole (200 mg/day) (Level B) for varying degrees of expected benefit. Occurrence of adverse events should be discussed and monitored, particularly depression/suicidality and parkinsonism with tetrabenazine and elevated liver enzymes with riluzole. Clinicians may also prescribe nabilone for modest decreases (1- to <2-point changes on the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale [UHDRS] chorea score) in HD chorea (Level C), but information is insufficient to recommend long-term use, particularly given abuse potential concerns (Level U). Clinicians should not prescribe riluzole 100 mg/day for moderate (2- to < 3-point UHDRS chorea change) short-term benefits (Level B) or for any long-term (3-year) HD antichoreic goals (Level B). Clinicians may choose not to prescribe ethyl-EPA (Level B), minocycline (Level B), or creatine (Level C) for very important improvements (>3-point UHDRS chorea change) in HD chorea. Clinicians may choose not to prescribe coenzyme Q10 (Level B) for moderate improvements in HD chorea. Data are insufficient to make recommendations regarding the use of neuroleptics or donepezil for HD chorea treatment (Level U).

SUBMITTER: Armstrong MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413759 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evidence-based guideline: pharmacologic treatment of chorea in Huntington disease: report of the guideline development subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Armstrong Melissa J MJ   Miyasaki Janis M JM  

Neurology 20120718 6


<h4>Objective</h4>To develop an evidence-based guideline assessing pharmacologic options for treating Huntington disease (HD) chorea.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated available evidence from a structured literature review performed through February 2011.<h4>Results and recommendations</h4>If HD chorea requires treatment, clinicians should prescribe tetrabenazine (up to 100 mg/day), amantadine (300-400 mg/day), or riluzole (200 mg/day) (Level B) for varying degrees of expected benefit. Occurrence of a  ...[more]

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