Gabapentin for Postoperative Vomiting in Children Requiring Posterior Fossa Tumor Resection
Gabapentin is well known for its pain control and antiepileptic effect, but its antiemetic effect is poorly investigated. Here we report on effective gabapentin use for refractory vomiting after craniotomy in two children with medulloblastoma in the fourth ventricle. The two pediatric patients (an 1...
Main Authors: | Ko-Chun Tsai, Yung-Li Yang, Pi-Chuan Fan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213000727 |
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