Dementia tends to affect older adults, yet the risks of dementia more than doubled among 35- to 49-year-olds prescribed gabapentin. Their risks of mild cognitive impairment more than tripled.

The message to the medical community is clear: prescribing gabapentin must involve strict monitoring, especially in older ...

New research shows adults aged 35 to 64 prescribed gabapentin for chronic pain are twice as likely to develop dementia and three times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.

Gabapentin, a common painkiller, may increase dementia risk with frequent use. Younger users are especially vulnerable.

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)--29% and 85 ...

Gabapentin is often seen as a safer option for treating chronic pain, but new research suggests it may come with cognitive risks. A large study using US electronic health records, published in ...

A common painkiller widely prescribed for lower back pain might raise your risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This surprising link was uncovered in new research published ...

Gabapentin, which is used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says.

Frequent use of gabapentin for back pain may raise the risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, new study finds.

People with 12 or more gabapentin prescriptions had a higher incidence of dementia (RR 1.40, 95% CI 1.25-1.57) and mild cognitive impairment (RR 1.65, 95% CI 1.42-1.91) than those prescribed ...

A drug widely used to treat nerve pain and epilepsy has been linked with an increase in cases of dementia and mild cognitive ...