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Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2009, Pages 220-224<br>Reji, Attupurath , Rehan, Aziz , Daniel, Wollman , Sunanda, Muralee , Rajesh R., Tampi<br><br>Background: Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by irregular, flowing, nonstereotyped, random, involuntary movements. Huntington disease (HD) and drug-induced chorea account for >50% of adult-onset cases. Chorea associated with gabapentin, an anticonvulsant, has not been well documented.Objective: The purpose of this article was to report a case of chorea that developed in an elderly man being treated with gabapentin for severe anxiety.Case summary: A 75-year-old white man (height, 165.1 cm; weight, 65.8 kg; body mass index, 19.6 kg/m2) with an

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