Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury
There are a restricted number of studies about usage of gabapentin for neuropathic pain treatment of pediatric patients. We shared a 12-year-old male case with severe neuropathic pain that hindered the rehabilitation programme for the loss of muscle power and movement limitation. Neuropathic pain de...
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| author | Halil Ekrem Akkurt Haluk Gümüş Hamit Göksu Ömer Faruk Odabaşı Halim Yılmaz |
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| description | There are a restricted number of studies about usage of gabapentin for neuropathic pain treatment of pediatric patients. We shared a 12-year-old male case with severe neuropathic pain that hindered the rehabilitation programme for the loss of muscle power and movement limitation. Neuropathic pain developed after peripheral sciatic damage due to firearm traumatisation did not respond to other medical treatments but healed nearly completely after gabapentin usage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd6e0bb56b97462fa5fed200bd77d60e2025-02-03T01:01:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352015-01-01201510.1155/2015/873157873157Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve InjuryHalil Ekrem Akkurt0Haluk Gümüş1Hamit Göksu2Ömer Faruk Odabaşı3Halim Yılmaz4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, 42090 Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Neurology, Manisa State Hospital, 45020 Manisa, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, 42090 Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, 42090 Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, 42090 Konya, TurkeyThere are a restricted number of studies about usage of gabapentin for neuropathic pain treatment of pediatric patients. We shared a 12-year-old male case with severe neuropathic pain that hindered the rehabilitation programme for the loss of muscle power and movement limitation. Neuropathic pain developed after peripheral sciatic damage due to firearm traumatisation did not respond to other medical treatments but healed nearly completely after gabapentin usage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/873157 |
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| title | Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury |
| title_full | Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury |
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| title_short | Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury |
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