Reversible dysphagia due to gabapentin-induced jaw myoclonus

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 132; no. 12; pp. 1485 - 1486
• Main Authors: Hui, Chun-Him, Leung, Jackson Ka-Chun, Chang, Richard Shek-Kwan, Shea, Yat-Fung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 20.06.2019; Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China%Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China%Neurology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China%Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Consent; Drug dosages; Dysphagia; Patients; @@
• ISSN: 0366-6999; 2542-5641; 2542-5641
• DOI: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000271

The results of neurological examination and biochemical analysis (including complete blood profile, electrolyte level, random glucose concentration, renal function test, and liver function test) were all within the normal range. [4] Gabapentin is cleared by the kidneys and, hence, its half-life can be prolonged to over 20 h in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), compared to 5 to 8 h in patients with normal renal function. Dr. Yat-Fung Shea, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, ChinaE-Mail: elphashea@gmail.com How to cite this article: