第一选择
普萘洛尔
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起始剂量为 10 mg/日,口服,分 2-4 次给药,根据耐受情况和反应每 7 日增加 20 mg/日,最大剂量为 320 mg/日
或
扑米酮
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起始剂量为 12.5-25 mg,口服,每日一次,根据耐受情况和反应每 7 日增加 12.5-25 mg/日,最大剂量为 750 mg/日
第二选择
加巴喷丁
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起始剂量为 300 mg,口服,每日三次,根据耐受情况和反应每 2 周增加 600 mg/日,最大剂量为 3600 mg/日
或
阿普唑仑
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起始剂量为 0.5 mg,口服,每日三次,根据耐受情况和反应每 3-4 日增加最多 1 mg/日,最大剂量为 4 mg/日
或
托吡酯
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起始剂量为 25 mg/日,口服,分 2 次给药,随后在耐受的情况下并根据反应每 7 天最多按每日 25 mg 增加,每日常用剂量为 100 mg,每日最大剂量不超过 400 mg
内科治疗可用来改善功能(如签支票、执行工作相关任务)或减少与疾病有关的尴尬(如在公共场合吃喝而不造成混乱)。治疗方法的选择需根据患者的身体状况和治疗方法的潜在不良反应而定。[83]Zesiewicz TA, Elble RJ, Louis ED, et al. Evidence-based guideline update: treatment of essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2011;77:1752-1755.http://www.neurology.org/content/77/19/1752.longhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013182?tool=bestpractice.com
研究显示,在剂量为120 mg/日或更高时,普萘洛尔比安慰剂更有效。[72]Tolosa ES, Loewenson RB. Essential tremor: treatment with propranolol. Neurology. 1975;25:1041-1044.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1237822?tool=bestpractice.com震颤得分:低质量的证据表明,与安慰剂相比,服用普萘洛尔1 个月后可能改善临床评分、震颤幅度及自我评估的严重程度。[20]Teravainen H, Larsen A, Fogelholm R. Comparison between the effects of pindolol and propranolol on essential tremor. Neurology. 1977;27:439-442.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/558548?tool=bestpractice.com[70]Gironell A, Kulisevsky J, Barbanoj M, et al. A randomized placebo-controlled comparative trial of gabapentin and propranolol in essential tremor. Arch Neurol. 1999;56:475-480.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10199338?tool=bestpractice.com[71]Baruzzi A, Procaccianti G, Martinelli P, et al. Phenobarbitone and propranolol in essential tremor: a double-blind controlled clinical trial. Neurology. 1983;33:296-300.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6338416?tool=bestpractice.com[72]Tolosa ES, Loewenson RB. Essential tremor: treatment with propranolol. Neurology. 1975;25:1041-1044.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1237822?tool=bestpractice.com[73]Larsen TA, Teravainen H, Calne DB. Atenolol vs. propranolol in essential tremor. A controlled, quantitative study. Acta Neurol Scand. 1982;66:547-554.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7148397?tool=bestpractice.com[74]Winkler GF, Young RR. Efficacy of chronic propranolol therapy in action tremors of the familial, senile or essential varieties. N Engl J Med. 1974;290:984-988.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4594525?tool=bestpractice.com[75]Morgan MH, Hewer RL, Cooper R. Effect of the beta adrenergic blocking agent propranolol on essential tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1973;36:618-624.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4581347?tool=bestpractice.com[76]Calzetti S, Findley LJ, Perucca E, et al. The response of essential tremor to propranolol evaluation of clinical variables governing its efficacy on prolonged administration. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1983;46:393-398.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6101174?tool=bestpractice.com[77]Calzetti S, Findley LJ, Perucca E, et al. Controlled study of metoprolol and propranolol during prolonged administration in people with essential tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982;45:893-897.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6815306?tool=bestpractice.com[78]Cleeves L, Findley LJ. Propranolol and propranolol-LA in essential tremor: a double blind comparative study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1988;51:379-384.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3283296?tool=bestpractice.com[79]Jefferson D, Jenner P, Marsden CD. Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists in essential tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1979;42:904-909.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/512665?tool=bestpractice.com低质量的观察性(队列)研究或者受试者<200名且方法学存在缺陷的随机对照临床试验(RCT)。相对禁忌症包括心动过缓、哮喘、糖尿病、房室传导阻滞及充血性心力衰竭 (CHF)。建议对老年患者定期监测心率以评估心动过缓的发展情况。
普萘洛尔起始剂量应为 10 mg/日并逐渐增至 320 mg/日或直至出现严重不良反应,以控制震颤。[123]Louis ED. Essential tremor. Clin Geriatr Med. 2006;22:843-857, vii.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17000339?tool=bestpractice.com除心动过缓之外,不良反应还包括抑郁和疲乏。
扑米酮剂量达到 750 mg/日方可有效控制原发性震颤 (ET)。[80]Findley LJ, Cleeves L, Calzetti S. Primidone in essential tremor of the hands and head: a double blind controlled clinical study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1985;48:911-915.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3900296?tool=bestpractice.com震颤得分:低质量的证据表明,与安慰剂相比,服用扑米酮 4-10 周后可能改善震颤和功能。[80]Findley LJ, Cleeves L, Calzetti S. Primidone in essential tremor of the hands and head: a double blind controlled clinical study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1985;48:911-915.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3900296?tool=bestpractice.com[81]Gunal DI, Afsar N, Bekiroglu N, et al. New alternative agents in essential tremor therapy: double-blind placebo-controlled study of alprazolam and acetazolamide. Neurol Sci. 2000;21:315-317.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11286044?tool=bestpractice.com[82]Sasso E, Perucca E, Calzetti S. Double-blind comparison of primidone and phenobarbital in essential tremor. Neurology. 1988;38:808-810.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3283599?tool=bestpractice.com低质量的观察性(队列)研究或者受试者<200名且方法学存在缺陷的随机对照临床试验(RCT)。开始采用扑米酮治疗的 23%-73% 患者会出现恶心、呕吐及共济失调,但这种急性反应均是短暂的。[29]Boecker H, Wills AJ, Ceballos-Baumann A, et al. The effect of ethanol on alcohol-responsive essential tremor: a positron emission tomography study. Ann Neurol. 1996;39:650-658.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8619551?tool=bestpractice.com[124]Sasso E, Perucca E, Fava R, et al. Primidone in the long-term treatment of essential tremor: a prospective study with computerized quantitative analysis. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1990;13:67-76.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2306749?tool=bestpractice.com
如果扑米酮和普萘洛尔无效或不耐受可采用数种二线药剂治疗原发性震颤。这些药物包括加巴喷丁、震颤得分:低质量的证据表明,与安慰剂相比,加巴喷丁的功效尚不清楚。[70]Gironell A, Kulisevsky J, Barbanoj M, et al. A randomized placebo-controlled comparative trial of gabapentin and propranolol in essential tremor. Arch Neurol. 1999;56:475-480.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10199338?tool=bestpractice.com[87]Ondo W, Hunter C, Vuong KD, et al. Gabapentin for essential tremor: a multiple-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Mov Disord. 2000;15:678-682.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10928578?tool=bestpractice.com[88]Pahwa R, Lyons K, Hubble JP, et al. Double-blind controlled trial of gabapentin in essential tremor. Mov Disord. 1998;13:465-467.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9613738?tool=bestpractice.com低质量的观察性(队列)研究或者受试者<200名且方法学存在缺陷的随机对照临床试验(RCT)。阿普唑仑、震颤得分:低质量的证据表明,与安慰剂相比,服用阿普唑仑 2-4 周后可能改善震颤和功能。[89]Huber SJ, Paulson GW. Efficacy of alprazolam for essential tremor. Neurology. 1988;38:241-243.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3340287?tool=bestpractice.com[81]Gunal DI, Afsar N, Bekiroglu N, et al. New alternative agents in essential tremor therapy: double-blind placebo-controlled study of alprazolam and acetazolamide. Neurol Sci. 2000;21:315-317.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11286044?tool=bestpractice.com低质量的观察性(队列)研究或者受试者<200名且方法学存在缺陷的随机对照临床试验(RCT)。及托吡酯。震颤得分:低质量的证据表明,与安慰剂相比,服用托吡酯 2 周或24 周治疗后可能提高观察者评估的震颤得分。[90]Ondo WG, Jankovic J, Connor GS, et al. Topiramate in essential tremor: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Neurology. 2006;66:672-677.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16436648?tool=bestpractice.com[91]Connor G. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of topiramate treatment for essential tremor. Neurology. 2002;59:132-134.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12105323?tool=bestpractice.com[92]Frima N, Grunewald RA. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of topiramate in essential tremor. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2006;29:94-96.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16614542?tool=bestpractice.com低质量的观察性(队列)研究或者受试者<200名且方法学存在缺陷的随机对照临床试验(RCT)。但是,这些药物可能导致镇静作用。