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Ugeskrift for laeger · Jan 2001
Review[Gabapentin--yet another antiepileptic agent for the treatment of neuropathic pain?].
- M Kamp-Jensen and M U Werner.
- H: S Hvidovre Hospital, smerteklinikken og akut smerteenhed, anaestesiologisk afdeling 532.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2001 Jan 22;163(4):454-8.
AbstractGabapentin is a recently introduced anti-epileptic drug used as an adjuvant in partial and secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Its mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, but it seems that gabapentin may regulate voltage-dependent calcium channels, presumably on a spinal level, in the nociceptive system. Two large, controlled clinical trials of painful diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia have demonstrated its analgesic efficacy. The adverse effects associated with gabapentin treatment are relatively harmless, mild to moderate in severity, and usually transient, with tolerance developing 2-3 weeks after start of treatment. Gabapentin and tricyclic antidepressants are efficacious in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia.
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