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By Cameron Johnston Special to DG News TORONTO, ON -- April 20, 1999 -- Low-dose Neurontin (gabapentin) may be useful in treating painful night-time spasms in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting being held in Toronto from April 17-24. Parke-Davis' Neurontin is currently used to treat partial generalised epileptic seizures in children. People with epilepsy may take up to 1,800 mg/day of the drug, while patients enrolled in the MS study were given no more than 600 mg/day. They were then tested after two weeks and eight weeks of treatment. Neurologist Gianluigi Marcardi, from Genoa, Italy, reported that 20 out of 24 patients who used gabapentin reported that their spasms either cleared up completely or were significantly reduced over the course of the study. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.