Gu Mengyue,Di Dongchuan,Qiu Jun,Zhai Jinguo,Gabapentin treatment in olanzapine-induced restless legs syndrome： a case report[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2021,34(3):277-279

Gabapentin treatment in olanzapine-induced restless legs syndrome： a case report

DOI：10.11886/scjsws20210117001

English keywords:Olanzapine Restless leg syndrome Gabapentin

Fund projects:山东省医药卫生科技发展计划项目（项目名称：双相抑郁与单项抑郁认知功能的比较及与TREK-1基因多态性的相关性，项目编号：2018WS465）

Author Name	Affiliation	Postcode
Gu Mengyue	Jining Medical University， Jining 272000， China	272000
Di Dongchuan	The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University， Jining 272000， China	272000
Qiu Jun	Jining Medical University， Jining 272000， China	272000
Zhai Jinguo	Jining Medical University， Jining 272000， China The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University， Jining 272000， China	272000

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The purpose of this study is to suggest the physicians using olanzapine to strengthen the recognition and treatment of restless leg syndrome （RLS） in clinical practice. In this paper， one patient with schizophrenia suffered from RLS during olanzapine administration， which was characterized by unpleasant sensory disturbances in bilateral lower extremity at night， intense urges to move legs， and inability to sleep. After taking gabapentin， the above symptoms were significantly improved.

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