• Clinical rheumatology · Mar 2008

    Case Reports

    Chorea as a side effect of gabapentin (Neurontin) in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome Type 1.

    • Theresa A Zesiewicz, W Reed Shimberg, Robert A Hauser, Wendy Robinson, Maria-Carmen Wilson, and Kelly L Sullivan.
    • Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, NPF Center of Excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. tzesiewi@hsc.usf.edu
    • Clin. Rheumatol. 2008 Mar 1;27(3):389-90.

    AbstractWe report the case of a woman who developed chorea in her neck, trunk, and extremities soon after taking gabapentin as treatment for complex regional pain syndrome Type 1. The chorea lasted for a year and resolved completely within 2 weeks of discontinuing gabapentin.

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