Talk:Batten disease
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[edit] copyvio??
Is this page plagiarized from the National Institutes of Health page at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/batten/detail_batten.htm, or did they copy from here? If the former, shouldn't credit be given?
- If you look at the bottom of the NINDS page, you will see this notice: "All NINDS-prepared information is in the public domain and may be freely copied. Credit to the NINDS or the NIH is appreciated." That said, it certainly would be good manners to acknowledge authorship.--H-ko (Talk) 09:08, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Piracetam
The nootropic drug piracetam appears to significantly reduce lipofuscin in the brain tissue of rats. (Paula-Barbosa, M. et al, "The effects of Piracetam on lipofuscin of the rat cerebellar and hippocampa; neurons after long-term alcohol treatment and withdrawal", Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 15, (1991) pp. 834-838.). Does it have any effect on Batten's disease? If not, why not? Lipofuscin accumulation is a symptom of aging and alcoholism; understanding mechanisms for its elimination are useful for the general populace as well as sufferes of Batten disease. (Piracetam does appear to be effective in treating symptoms of alcoholism). linas 19:46, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
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- Savvas Papacostas Contact Information, Elena Kkolou and Eleftherios Papathanasiou Published online: 23 January 2007 Abstract We present three unrelated cases of genetically confirmed progressive myoclonic epilepsy of the Unverricht–Lundborg type who were treated with Levetiracetam as adjunctive therapy for their myoclonus. All cases responded with decrease of their myoclonus and improvement of quality of life. Two were able to return to or continue their employment. Patients tolerated the drug well without side effects reported. Levetiracetam appears to be a useful antimyoclonic agent in cases of progressive myoclonic epilepsy and should be considered for adjunctive therapy.
[edit] Random bleeding
The only place I've seen an assertion of "random bleeding" and inflammation of nerve endings is where the Wikipedia article has been copied. The assertion seems far-fetched and odd, so I've removed it. If a reliable source can be found it can be reinstated and properly documented. Myron 11:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
