Hemichorea associated with gabapentin therapy with hypoperfusion in contralateral basal ganglion - A case of a paraplegic patient with neuropathic pain

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Lai, M H ^a   Wang, T Y ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Tsai, K C ^a   Chang, S T ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Hemichorea; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; IMIPRAMINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; STEROID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEMICHOREA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PERFUSION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMINES; ANALGESICS; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHOREA; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; PARAPLEGIA; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 38349092262     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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