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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 152-154 |
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Gabapentin-induced hemichorea in a young female: A case report and literature review
Ali Rahil1, Mohamed Abdulqader2, Aasir Suliman2
1 Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, HMC, Doha, Qatar
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, HMC, Doha, Qatar
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ali Rahil
Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha
Qatar
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/LJMS.LJMS_44_18
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Chorea caused by gabapentin has been reported in the literature. Chorea is very distressing to patients and causes significant morbidity. We need to be aware that such a symptom can be directly caused by drugs such as gabapentin. This would prevent overinvestigating such cases and expedite patient recovery. In this study, we report a case of a young female who developed hemichorea shortly after taking a small dose of gabapentin for shoulder pain and resolved within a few days after discontinuing the drug. We have also performed a literature review of all cases of gabapentin-induced chorea.
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