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; Kelly L. Sullivan

doi:10.1007/s10067-007-0744-5

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
, Kelly L. Sullivan

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

University of South Florida
VA Medical Center
Florida Neurology Group

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We 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.

Original language	American English
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0744-5
State	Published - Mar 2008

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Epidemiology

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Chorea
Complex regional pain syndrome
Gabapentin
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

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