Treatment of dementia-associated agitation with Gabapentin

David M. Roane; Todd E. Feinberg; Laurie Meckler; Christian R. Miner; Angela Scicutella; Richard N. Rosenthal

doi:10.1176/jnp.12.1.40

Treatment of dementia-associated agitation with Gabapentin

David M. Roane, Todd E. Feinberg, Laurie Meckler, Christian R. Miner, Angela Scicutella, Richard N. Rosenthal

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The authors describe the use of gabapentin in the treatment of 4 outpatients with dementia-associated agitation. On the basis of clinical case reports and the Overt Agitation Severity Scale, all 4 patients had reduced agitation with gabapentin. Three of 4 patients were successfully titrated to a full dose of 2,400 mg/day. These findings suggest a possible role for gabapentin in the behavioral management of patients with dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-43
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.12.1.40
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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