Gabapentin-induced coma in a patient with renal failure

Abstract

We describe a 60-year-old woman who became comatose after a single dose of gabapentin for right-sided sciatalgia. The patient was improved by hemodialysis. Gabapentin toxicity should be considered when mental status changes develop in patients with renal failure after even a single dose. © 2006 International Society for Hemodialysis.