Pregabalin-induced generalized myoclonic status epilepticus in patients with chronic pain

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-473

  Knake, S ^a   Klein, K M ^a   Hattemer, K ^a   Wellek, A ^a   Oertel, W H ^a   Hamer, H M ^a   Rosenow, F ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myoclonus; Pain; Pregabalin; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

FLUPIRTINE; LORAZEPAM; PREGABALIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 35748958707     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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