Successful treatment of hallucinations associated with sensory impairment using gabapentin.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 Summer; 20(3):364-6.JN

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.

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Holroyd S
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Box 800623, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. sh4s@virginia.edu
Sabeen S
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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

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18806241