Asterixis Induced by Gabapentin : Clinical Neuropharmacology

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Asterixis Induced by Gabapentin

Jacob, Poovathoor Chacko; Chand, Ranganthan Pratap; Omeima, El-Shafie

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Department of Medicine (Neurology), College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Address correspondence and reprint requests to P. C. Jacob, P.O. Box 35, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Clinical Neuropharmacology 23(1):p 53, January 2000.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with postherpetic neuralgia who developed asterixis while being treated with gabapentin. We discuss the possible mechanism of asterixis in this patient.

© 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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