Successful treatment of hallucinations associated with sensory impairment using gabapentin.
Abstract
Sensory impairment hallucinations, such as visual hallucinations with visual loss, may not respond to traditional treatments such as antipsychotics. In this case series, the authors describe four patients with either visual or musical hallucinations associated with sensory impairment who were successfully treated with gabapentin.
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Box 800623, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. sh4s@virginia.eduNo affiliation info available MeSH
Aged, 80 and overAminesCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGabapentinHallucinationsHumansMiddle AgedSensation Disordersgamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Pub Type(s)
Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural