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Abstract

Gabapentin (Fig. 1) corresponds chemically to 1-(aminomethyl)-cyclohexaneacetic acid with an empirical formula of C9H17NO2 and a molecular weight of 171.23.

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  1. UCL-Institute of Neurology Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Queen Square, London, London

    P. N. Patsalos

  2. Epilepsy Society Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, UK

    P. N. Patsalos

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Patsalos, P.N. (2013). Gabapentin. In: Antiepileptic Drug Interactions. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2434-4_8

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