%0 Journal Article
%T Uncontrolled recurrent myasthenia gravis exacerbations secondary to chronic gabapentin use
%A Harshad R. Mody
%A Jason L. Chien
%A Valentina Baez
%J Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1643220
%X ABSTRACT Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that reduces synaptic transmission by decreasing presynaptic voltage-gated Ca2+ and Na+ channels. It is approved to treat focal seizures but also used to treat post-herpetic and neuropathic pain. Although uncommon, there have been three reported cases of myasthenia gravis exacerbation associated with gabapentin in the literature. We present a patient with uncontrolled recurrent myasthenia gravis exacerbations secondary to chronic gabapentin use and provide a review for the three published cases
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20009666.2019.1643220