title: Chorea as a side effect of gabapentin (Neurontin) in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome Type 1.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, NPF Center of Excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. tzesiewi@hsc.usf.edu
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Zesiewicz
authors.forename: W Reed
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Shimberg
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Maria-Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002819:Chorea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin