Cramps: treatment
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cramps: treatment. Quinine: only in selected cases because of toxicity, Vitamin B complex, Naftidrofuryl, Diltiazem. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Main treatments
- Quinine: only in selected cases because of toxicity
- Vitamin B complex
- Naftidrofuryl
- Diltiazem
- Lidocaine
Potentially beneficial treatments
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Open label trials
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References
- Katzberg HD, Khan AH, So YT. Assessment: symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps (an evidence-based review): report of the therapeutics and technology assessment subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2010; 74:691-696.
- Miller TM, Layzer RB. Muscle cramps. Muscle Nerve 2005; 32:431-442.
- Guay DR. Are there alternatives to the use of quinine to treat nocturnal leg cramps? Consult Pharm 2008; 23:141-156.
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology. Eighth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p1276.
