Professional paper
Gabapentin for relief of pain in patients with multiple sclerosis
Mirjana Bakran
; Department of Neurology, General Hospital Zabok, Zabok, Croatia
Jasna Krznar
; Department of Neurology, General Hospital Zabok, Zabok, Croatia
Abstract
In Neurological Department of General Hospital Zabok 65 patients were treated for multiple sclerosis. Twenty-six of them suffered from burning pain in limbs. Simple analgetics were unsuccessful. Therefore, in 24 patients gabapentin 900 mg/day divided in 3 daily doses was started. Statisticly significant improvement was observed after 4 months of therapy.
Keywords
multiple sclerosis; pain; gabapentin
Hrčak ID:
79524
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2012.
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