Gabapentin as monotherapy in the treatment of acute mania

被引:12
作者
Hatzimanolis, J [1 ]
Lykouras, L [1 ]
Oulis, P [1 ]
Christodoulou, GN [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Athens, Eginit Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Athens 11528, Greece
关键词
mania; gabapentin;
D O I
10.1016/S0924-977X(98)00034-0
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Two cases of mania treated with grabapentin, a new anticonvulsant, are presented. After 2 weeks of treatment a moderate improvement of both patients was observed. The antimanic effect of gabapentin awaits confirmation by systematic, well designed studies. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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