Abstract
We describe the case of an 82 year old woman developing severe respiratory functional impairment after open heart surgery and subsequent surgical pericardial drainage inducing diaphragmatic spasm and successfully treated with gabapentin.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Amines / therapeutic use*
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Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use*
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Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
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Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / therapeutic use*
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Diaphragm / physiopathology*
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Female
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Gabapentin
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Spasm / drug therapy*
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Spasm / etiology
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Amines
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Anti-Anxiety Agents
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Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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Gabapentin