• Clin Drug Investig · Feb 2013

    Case Reports

    Effects of topiramate on dysaesthetic pain in a patient with multiple sclerosis.

    • Antonio Siniscalchi, Luca Gallelli, and Giovambattista De Sarro.
    • Department of Neuroscience, Neurology Division, Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
    • Clin Drug Investig. 2013 Feb 1;33(2):151-4.

    AbstractDysaesthetic pain is a common neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis. Both tricyclic antidepressants (i.e., amitriptyline and duloxetine) and antiepileptic drugs (i.e., carbamazepine, gabapentin and pregabalin) represent first-line treatment of neuropathic pain. However, topiramate, an antiepileptic drug, also demonstrated clinical efficacy in these patients. In this report we describe the case of a 42-year-old woman with an 8-year history of multiple sclerosis who developed dysaesthetic pain in the lower limbs, and was successfully treated with topiramate at a final dose of 150 mg/day. About 8 months after beginning topiramate treatment, the patient had not shown any dysaesthetic pain, and no adverse events related to topiramate had been recorded.

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