gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - Therapeutic use
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Gabapentin and ketamine are popular analgesic adjuvants for improving perioperative pain management. We designed this double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test and compare the preventive effects of perioperative ketamine and ... Read more...

An analysis of disease severity based on SMN2 copy number in adults with spinal muscular atrophy.

29 Sep 2009 To evaluate the effect of SMN2 copy number on disease severity in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), we stratified 45 adult SMA patients based on SMN2 copy number (3 vs. 4 copies). Patients with 3 copies had an earlier age of onset and lower spinal ... Read more...

Treatment of neuropathic pain: an overview of recent guidelines.

29 Sep 2009 A number of different treatments for neuropathic pain have been studied, but the literature is sizable, rapidly evolving, and lacks important information about practical aspects of patient management. Under the auspices of the International ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - Therapeutic use'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. 30 Oct 2009
• An analysis of disease severity based on SMN2 copy number in adults with spinal muscular atrophy. 29 Sep 2009
• Treatment of neuropathic pain: an overview of recent guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
• Neuropathic pain treatment: a further step forward. 28 Sep 2009
• Nortriptyline and gabapentin, alone and in combination for neuropathic pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled crossover trial. 28 Sep 2009
• Effects of gabapentin on sleep in menopausal women with hot flashes as measured by a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index factor scoring model. 30 Aug 2009
• ST1859 reduces prion infectivity and increase survival in experimental scrapie. 13 Aug 2009
• Acupuncture in acute herpes zoster pain therapy (ACUZoster) - design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial. 10 Aug 2009
• Descending serotonergic facilitation and the antinociceptive effects of pregabalin in a rat model of osteoarthritic pain. 5 Aug 2009
• Chorea associated with gabapentin use in an elderly man. 30 Jul 2009
• Gabapentin and pregabalin for the acute post-operative pain management. A systematic-narrative review of the recent clinical evidences. 30 Jul 2009
• GABA(B) receptors, schizophrenia and sleep dysfunction: a review of the relationship and its potential clinical and therapeutic implications. 30 Jul 2009
• Pregabalin for fibromyalgia. 30 Jul 2009
• Moving from tube to oral feeding in medically fragile nonverbal toddlers. 30 Jul 2009
• Gabapentin therapy for pain and irritability in a neurologically impaired infant. 30 Jul 2009
• Fibromyalgia: poorly understood; treatments are disappointing. 30 Jul 2009
• The pharmacological treatment of nystagmus: a review. 30 Jul 2009
• Diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia. 30 Jul 2009
• Pregabalin: a new approach to treatment of the dysautonomic crisis. 18 Jul 2009
• Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults. 6 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'gamma-Aminobutyric Acid'

Definition: The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

Chemical name: Butanoic acid, 4-amino-

Registry Number: 56-12-2

Descriptor UI: D005680

Alternative terms: gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; gamma Aminobutyric Acid; GABA; Aminalon; Aminalone; 4-Aminobutanoic Acid; 4 Aminobutanoic Acid; 4-Aminobutyric Acid; 4 Aminobutyric Acid; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride; Acid, Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric; Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride; Gammalon; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Zinc Salt (2:1); gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Calcium Salt (2:1); gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt; Lithium GABA; GABA, Lithium;

Related Mesh Headings: Receptors, GABA; GABA Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications;

Pharmacological Action: GABA Agents;

Tree Number: D02.241.081.160.050.350; D12.125.190.350;

History Note: 2001(1975); use AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS 1966-1974