Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Pain Reduction by Gabapentin for Acute Headache and Meningismus After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Pilot Study

Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Pain Reduction by Gabapentin for Acute Headache and Meningismus After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Pilot Study

Introduction: Severe, often sudden-onset headache is the principal presenting symptoms of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We hypothesized that gabapentin would be safe and tolerable for aSAH-induced headaches and would reduce concurrent opioid use.Methods: We performed a single-center, do...

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Main Authors: Laxmi P. Dhakal, Marion T. Turnbull, Daniel A. Jackson, Emily Edwards, David O. Hodge, Neeharika Thottempudi, Prasuna Kamireddi, Oluwaseun O. Akinduro, David A. Miller, James F. Meschia, William D. Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
gabapentin
headache
numeric pain scores
opioid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00744/full

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