Pregabalin-associated stuttering and frequent blepharospasm: case report and review.

Abstract

Herpes zoster is an acute, painful, herpes skin disease caused by varicella-zoster virus, which may cause viral meningitis. Pregabalin has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of pain in patients with herpes zoster. However, it has the side effects of neurotoxicity. We describe a 68-year-old female patient with herpes zoster, and she was treated with pregabalin. The patient presented with stuttering and frequent blepharospasm after 3 days of pregabalin treatment. Pregabalin was discontinued, the symptoms of stuttering and frequent blepharospasm completely resolved without any special treatment after one week. In this case, the etiology of stuttering and frequent blepharospasm may be related to pregabalin. Clinicians should be alert to the rare symptoms associated with the use of pregabalin. Graphical abstract .

• Authors: Lingzhi Ge, Ang Li, Ni Wang, Ping Li, Hongyan Xin, Wenfei Li
• Journal: Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Daru) Vol. 28 Issue 2 Pg. 815-818 (Dec 2020) ISSN: 2008-2231 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 32632575 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Pregabalin

Topics

• Aged
• Blepharospasm (chemically induced)
• Female
• Herpes Zoster (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Pregabalin (adverse effects)
• Stuttering (chemically induced)
• Treatment Outcome