Frequent use of gabapentin for back pain may raise the risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, new ...

Gabapentin is routinely used to treat nerve pain and restless leg syndrome, but it might be riskier to our brain health than ...

A commonly prescribed pain medication—gabapentin—often considered a safer alternative to opioids for those who suffer from ...

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.

A widely prescribed pain medication, gabapentin — often recommended as a safer alternative to opioids for individuals ...

An extremely popular nerve pain drug commonly given to those suffering from low-back issues has been linked to impaired ...

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 ...

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

A new study has shown that pain in people with dementia when admitted to hospital is underreported, which leads to symptoms worsening.. Pain is commonly under-detected and under-treated in people with ...

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

AIDS dementia complex is caused by the HIV virus itself, not by the opportunistic infections that commonly occur in advanced HIV. We do not know exactly how the virus damages brain cells. HIV may ...