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Table 1 Treatment and effects

From: Mild hyperphenylalaninemia (hpa) presenting as orthostatic tremor: a case report

Timeline

Treatment

Assessment

D10 Admission

Clonazepam (1 mg, qd) for 7 days

Absent

D17 Admission

Carbamazepine (100 mg, qd) for 7 days

Absent

D24 Admission

Trihexyphenidyl (2 mg, tid) for 7 days

Absent

D31 Admission

Levodopa/benserazide tablet (250 mg, tid), low-phenylalanine diet for 1 day

Absent

Follow-up visit 1 month after discharge

Levodopa/benserazide tablet (250 mg, tid), low-phenylalanine diet for 30 days

The tremor alleviated obviously

Follow-up visit 3 months after discharge

Levodopa/benserazide tablet (250 mg, tid), low-phenylalanine diet for 90 days

The tremor disappeared