Effects of gabapentin on muscle spasticity and both induced as well as spontaneous autonomic dysreflexia after complete spinal cord injury

Effects of gabapentin on muscle spasticity and both induced as well as spontaneous autonomic dysreflexia after complete spinal cord injury

We recently reported that the neuropathic pain medication, gabapentin (GBP; Neurontin), significantly attenuated both noxious colorectal distension (CRD)-induced autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and tail pinch-induced spasticity compared to saline-treated cohorts 2-3 weeks after complete high thoracic (T4...

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Main Authors: Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Samir P. Patel, Travis S. Lyttle, Khalid C. Eldahan, Christopher R. O'Dell, Yi eZhang, Phillip G. Popovich, Patrick H. Kitzman, Kevin D. Donohue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Telemetry
neuropathic pain
colorectal distension
power spectral density
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00329/full

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