Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury

AKKURT, Halil; Gümüş, Haluk; Göksu, Hamit; ODABAŞ, Faruk; YILMAZ, Halim

doi:10.1155/2015/873157

Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury

AKKURT H. E., Gümüş H., Göksu H., ODABAŞ F. Ö., YILMAZ H.

Case Reports in Medicine, cilt.2015, 2015 (Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 2015
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2015/873157
Dergi Adı: Case Reports in Medicine
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There are a restricted number of studies about usage of gabapentin for neuropathic pain treatment of pediatric patients. We shared a 12-year-old male case with severe neuropathic pain that hindered the rehabilitation programme for the loss of muscle power and movement limitation. Neuropathic pain developed after peripheral sciatic damage due to firearm traumatisation did not respond to other medical treatments but healed nearly completely after gabapentin usage.