Myoclonus and Altered Mental Status Induced by Single Dose of Gabapentin in a Patient With End-Stage Renal Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Am J Ther. 2019 Nov/Dec;26(6):e768-e770. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000942.

Authors

Ahmed Yeddi¹, Omeralfaroug Adam¹, Mowyad Khalid¹, Sindhuri Benjaram¹, Ahmad Abu-Heija¹, Mohamed A Abdallah², Pranav Shah¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Detroit Medical Center Wayne State University Detroit, MI.
² Department of Medicine University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls, SD.

PMID: 30839320
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000942

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Analgesics / adverse effects*
Analgesics / pharmacokinetics
Female
Gabapentin / adverse effects*
Gabapentin / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
Middle Aged
Muscle Spasticity / complications
Musculoskeletal Pain / drug therapy*
Musculoskeletal Pain / etiology
Myoclonus / chemically induced*
Myoclonus / diagnosis
Renal Dialysis
Renal Elimination / physiology

Substances

Analgesics
Gabapentin