title: Gabapentin for treatment of neuropathic pain in a 12-year-old girl.
abstract: We report on a 12-year-old girl with postthoracotomy neuropathic pain. A variety of treatments for the pain were ineffective. The symptoms resolved following the institution of therapy with gabapentin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McGraw
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Stacey
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000588:Amines; D002648:Child; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005260:Female; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013908:Thoracotomy; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin