Hearing Loss Therapy
Studies from Wake Forest University, Department of Pharmacy provide new data on hearing loss therapy
Published in Blood Weekly, November 6th, 2008
New investigation results, 'A probable case of gabapentin-related reversible hearing loss in a patient with acute renal failure,' are detailed in a study published in Clinical Therapeutics. "As described in the literature, gabapentin toxicity in patients with impaired renal function can manifest as coma, myoclonus, tremulousness, or altered mental status. Gabapentin is an antiepileptic agent indicated for use as an adjunct therapy in partial seizures and postherpetic neuralgia but is also prescribed for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy," scientists in the United States report.
"SUMMARY: A 46-year-old white woman (height, 167 cm; weight, 177 kg;...
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