Gabapentin as part of a multimodal pain protocol for selective dorsal rhizotomy does not impact percentage of rootlets transected.

Mary E LynchDavid J DanielsJoline E Brandenburg

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)

Results indicate that preoperative initiation of gabapentin did not impact the percentage of rootlets transected. Thus, gabapentin can be initiated prior to SDR at moderate dosages without impacting SDR surgical outcomes.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
pain management
chronic pain
high intensity