The anti-seizure drug is used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain after shingles and restless legs syndrome by affecting chemical messengers in the brain and nerves.

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Gabapentin, which is used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of ...

For adults with chronic low back pain, gabapentin prescription is associated with an increased risk for dementia and mild ...

Research shows that patients with six or more prescriptions for gabapentin, commonly used to treat lower back pain, were 29% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia and 85% more likely to be ...

Intermittent fasting could be a neuroprotective strategy, improving gut-brain axis function and reducing inflammation linked ...

A POPULAR nerve and back pain medicine has been linked to an increased risk of dementia by scientists. The risk was ...

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks ...

A popular nerve pain drug, gabapentin, often prescribed for chronic back pain, has been associated with a 29% higher risk of dementia.

New data suggest an association between gabapentin for chronic back pain and increased risk of cognitive impairment, although ...

“This large observational study looked at health records of over 26,000 people in the US diagnosed with chronic lower back pain and who were prescribed gabapentin within a 10-year period. They found ...