Gabapentin After Brain Injury May Reduce Long Term Cognitive Risk

A large retrospective study suggests same-day gabapentin use after traumatic brain injury was linked to lower cognitive impairment risk in mild TBI and lower mortality risk in severe TBI.

A multinational health-record study of nearly 50,000 adults with traumatic brain injury found that people who received gabapentin on the same day as their injury had better long-term outcomes in some groups.

Same-day gabapentin was associated with a 22% lower adjusted risk of durable cognitive impairment after mild TBI and a 46% lower adjusted risk of d…