Effectiveness of gabapentin in controlling spasticity: A quantitative study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-175

  Priebe, M M ^a,b   Sherwood, A M ^a,b   Graves, D E ^a   Mueller, M ^c   Olson, W H ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Gabapentin; Neurontin; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; PLACEBO;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 0031056915     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100366     Document Type: Article

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