Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that is characterized
by recurrent unprovoked seizures. These seizures are transient signs
and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal
activity in the brain. About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy
at any one time.Epilepsy is usually controlled, but not cured, with
medication, although surgery may be considered in difficult cases. Not
all epilepsy syndromes are lifelong – some forms are confined to
particular stages of childhood. Epilepsy should not be understood as a
single disorder, but rather as a group of syndromes with vastly
divergent symptoms but all involving episodic abnormal electrical
activity in the brain.
Neurontin is used to manage pain in the area affected by herpes zoster
after the disease has been treated. Neurontin is also used as part of
overall therapy for the treatment of partial seizures in patients over
12 years of age with epilepsy and as part of overall therapy for the
treatment of partial seizures in patients 3 to 12 years of age.
Neurontin is an anticonvulsant used to treat seizures associated with
epilepsy. Neurontin may also be used to treat pain due to abnormal nerve
stimulation (neuropathic pain) and nerve pain associated with herpes
zoster infection. Neurontin may also be used to treat other conditions
as determined by your doctor..
