title: Post cardiac surgery diaphragmatic spasm successfully treated with gabapentin.
abstract: We describe the case of an 82 year old woman developing severe respiratory functional impairment after open heart surgery and subsequent surgical pericardial drainage inducing diaphragmatic spasm and successfully treated with gabapentin.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spoladore
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garroni
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fragasso
authors.forename: Altin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palloshi
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amadio
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montano
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margonato
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000588:Amines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D000077206:Gabapentin; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin