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Pregabalin-associated movement disorders: A literature review
Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara
Department of Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
| Date of Submission | 28-Nov-2019 |
| Date of Decision | 12-May-2020 |
| Date of Acceptance | 03-Jun-2020 |
| Date of Web Publication | 26-Jun-2020 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jamir Pitton Rissardo
Rua Roraima, Santa Maria, Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
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DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_57_19
Central nervous system adverse effects are commonly reported with pregabalin (PGB). On the other hand, movement disorders (MDs) associated with this drug were rarely described. However, their occurrence could significantly affect the quality of life of PGB users. This literature review aims to evaluate the clinical epidemiological profile, pathological mechanisms, and management of PGB-associated MDs. Relevant reports in six databases were identified and assessed by two reviewers without language restriction. A total of 46 reports containing 305 cases from 17 countries were assessed. The MDs encountered were as follows: 184 individuals with ataxia, 61 with tremors, 39 with myoclonus, 8 with parkinsonism, 1 with restless legs syndrome, 1 with dystonia, 1 with dyskinesia, and 1 with akathisia. The mean age was 62 years (range: 23–94). The male sex was slightly predominant with 54.34%. The mean PGB dose when the MD occurred was 238 mg, and neuropathic pain was the most common indication of PGB. The time from PGB start to MD was < 1 month at 75%. The time from PGB withdrawal to recovery was < 1 week at 77%. All the individuals where the follow-up was reported had a full recovery. The most common management was PGB withdrawal. In the literature, the majority of the cases did not report information about timeline events, neurological examination details, or electrodiagnostic studies. The best management for all MDs is probably PGB withdrawal. If the patient is on dialysis program, perhaps an increased number of sessions will decrease recovery time. Furthermore, the addition of a benzodiazepine could accelerate recovery.
Keywords: CI-1008, drug induced, literature review, movement disorder, pregabalin
How to cite this article:
Rissardo JP, Caprara AL. Pregabalin-associated movement disorders: A literature review. Brain Circ 2020;6:96-106 |
| Introduction | |  |
Pregabalin (PGB) is also known as CI-1008, 3-isobutyl-γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and (S)-3-isobutyl-GABA. In 1997, the first results in animal models were published and PGB showed significant outcomes in the management of induced epilepsy and mechanical allodynia.[1] In 1999, the first studies with a small group of humans showed that the drug was effective to treat seizures, but the safety profile was still in doubt due to the reports about PGB being associated with high-frequency myoclonus (MCL).[2] Later, from 2000 to 2004, multicenter studies with large numbers of participants and with improved methodology showed that the PGB was safe, and no new reports of MCL were described.[3] In this way, LYRICA® (PGB) was approved on July 6, 2004, by the European Medicines Agency and on December 30 that year by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[4] It is noteworthy that PGB was originally approved by the FDA for focal-onset seizures. Furthermore, this drug is currently among the 100 most commonly prescribed medications in the United States.[5]
PGB is approved for the adjunctive therapy of partial-onset seizures (patients 4 years of age or older), neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain with spinal cord injury. This drug is also being prescribed off-label for the treatment of chronic pain, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, and social anxiety disorder.[6] Its structure is similar to the GABA, which is a compound that highly diffuses across the blood–brain barrier due to a modification of a lipid analog. However, PGB does not directly affect or bind to GABA receptors. The pharmacologic studies in rat models suggested that PGB mainly binds to the α2 δ auxiliary subunit of presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels, which are expressed in the brain and spinal cord. More specifically, the PGB benefits are probably only due to their effect on subtype 1 calcium channels. Besides, it is believed that the subtype 2 is not associated with any pharmacological benefits [Figure 1].[7],[8] | Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the mechanism of action of pregabalin. Pregabalin binds to the α2 δ auxiliary subunit of presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels decreasing the calcium influx. This decreases the intracellular calcium that reduces the release of excitatory neurotransmitters. Furthermore, it is represented the most acceptable hypothesis for chronic pain, which is the activation of the astrocyte by an inciting event leading to indirect interaction with the α2 δand promoting the calcium influx causing to neurokinin release. In this way, the pregabalin binding in α2 δ decreases/interrupts this misleading pathway
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The action of PGB on these types of voltage-gated calcium channels and their location could explain the adverse events already reported in the literature secondary to PGB. Central nervous system side effects are common complaints in clinical practice. Mild to moderate in degree, they generally occur within the first 2 weeks after the start of medication and can lead to almost 15% of treatment discontinuation. The most commonly reported side effects in premarketing controlled trials were blurred vision, dizziness, dry mouth, edema, somnolence, and weight gain.[9] In this context, movement disorders (MDs) associated with PGB were rarely reported. The most commonly already described MDs in multicentric trials were ataxia and tremor.[10] However, the first report was on MCL in a small study by Asconape et al. that drew attention to the safety of PGB, in which two individuals out of six using PGB developed MCL.[2] This literature review aims to evaluate the clinical epidemiological profile, pathological mechanisms, and management of PGB-associated MDs.
| Methods | | |
Search strategy
We searched six databases in an attempt to locate all existing reports on MDs associated with PGB published between 1999 and 2019 in electronic form. Excerpta Medica (Embase), Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Medline, Scientific Electronic Library Online, and ScienceDirect were searched. Search terms were ''tremor, ataxia, dystonia, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, akathisia, dyskinesia, Parkinsonism More Details, tic, chorea, restlessness, hyperkinetic, hypokinetic, bradykinesia, movement disorder, movement, side effect, MCL, ballism, adverse effect, and idiosyncratic.'' These terms were combined with ''pregabalin, CI-1008.''
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Case reports, case series, original articles, letters to the editor, bulletins, and poster presentations published from 1999 to 2019 were included in this review with no language restriction. The two authors independently screened the titles and abstracts of all papers found from the initial search. Disagreements between authors were resolved through discussion.
We exclude cases in which the MD could have a better explanation or was in the authors' differential diagnosis as a minor hypothesis. Other exclusion criteria were patients diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy or other types of seizures where, due to clinical history, PGB could have led to the exacerbation of previous myoclonic findings. Moreover, we did not include cases that did not contain minimal information or were not accessible by electronic methods, including after a formal request to the study authors by E-mail. Cases with more than one factor contributing to the MD were evaluated based on the probability of the event occurrence based on the Naranjo algorithm.
Data extraction
A total of 8,737 papers were found; 8,064 were not eligible [Figure 2]. When provided, we extracted author, department, year of publication, country of occurrence, number of patients affected, PGB indication, time from first PGB dose till MD onset, time from PGB withdrawal to symptom improvement, patient's status at follow-up, and important findings of clinical history and management.[11],[12],[13] Most of the cases did not report information about timeline events, neurological examination details, or electrodiagnostic studies. Data were extracted by two independent authors, double-checked to ensure matching, and organized by whether the MD was a side effect of the PGB use.
Statistical analysis
Categorical variables were represented as proportions; continuous variables were represented as mean, standard deviations (SD), median, and range.
Definitions
The clinical characteristics and definitions of the MDs such as tremor, ataxia, dystonia, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb MD, akathisia, dyskinesia, parkinsonism, tic, chorea, ballism, and MCL were obtained from the reference Jankovic and Tolosa.[14] The Naranjo algorithm was used to determine the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction was actually due to the drug rather than the result of other factors.[15] In the cases where the non-English literature was beyond the authors' proficiency (English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, and German) and the English abstract did not provide enough data such as Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, and Dutch, Google Translate service was used.[16]
| Results | | |
For the years 1999 and 2019, a total of 46 reports containing 305 cases who developed MDs after the use of PGB from 17 different countries were reported [Table 1].[2],[3],[10],[17],[18],[19],[20],[21],[22],[23],[24],[25],[26],[27],[28],[29],[30],[31],[32],[33],[34],[35],[36],[37],[38],[39],[40],[41],[42],[43],[44],[45],[46],[47],[48],[49],[50],[51],[52],[53],[54],[55],[56],[57],[58],[59],[60] The origin was North American in 196, European in 68, Asian in 40, and South American in 1. The MDs associated with PGB found were as follows: 184 patients with ataxia, 61 with tremors, 39 with MCL, 8 with parkinsonism, 1 with restless legs syndrome, 1 with dystonia, 1 with dyskinesia, and 1 with akathisia. In the subgroup of cases not clearly defined, there were 7 individuals with MCL, 1 with akathisia, and 1 with stuttering. Three articles did not report the number of patients, but they observed MCL[39],[54] and parkinsonism.[49]
The following results describe the subgroup without ataxia or tremor, which involved 60 patients. The mean and median reported age was about 62.89 (SD: 18.12) and 66.5 years (age range: 23–94), respectively. The male was the predominant sex, with a percentage of 54.34% (25/46). The most common clinical indication of PGB was neuropathic pain 56.25% (27/48), followed by refractory epilepsy (8), postherpetic neuralgia (5), fibromyalgia (3), diabetic neuropathy (2), arthralgia (1), chronic back pain (1), and restless legs syndrome (1).
The mean and median PGB dose when the MD occurred was 238 (SD: 136.95) and 150 mg (dose range: 50–600 mg), respectively. The number of individuals using each dosage was, respectively: 1 patient using 50 mg, 3 with 75 mg, 1 with 100 mg, 20 with 150 mg, 2 with 225 mg, 1 with 250 mg, 11 with 300 mg, 2 with 350 mg, 3 with 450 mg, and 3 with 600 mg. The time since the onset of PGB and abnormal movement occurrence was specified in 37 reports. From these, in 28 individuals, the interval of time from the beginning of PGB until the MD onset was <1 month (onset range: 1 day–9 months). The time from PGB withdrawal to abnormal movement recovery was specifically reported by 18 authors. From these, in 14 individuals, the recovery time was <1 week, and in 2, it was <1 month (recovery range: 1 day–6 months). All the individuals where the follow-up was reported had a full recovery.
The management was the PGB withdrawal in 80.85% (38/47). The other options were PGB dose increase, decrease, or maintenance. Three studies did not report or were not detailed in their management. In some of the reports where individuals had MCL, after PGB was withdrawn, benzodiazepines were started in an attempt to accelerate the recovery process.
| Discussion | | |
General
The general data extracted from the 305 cases encountered were divided into ''with'' and ''without tremor and ataxia'' due to the different backgrounds of the study populations involved in these two categories. For example, individuals with ataxia and tremor were all participants of clinical trials. Usually, the goal of this type of study is to report adverse effects in a general manner; in case reports, generally, more attention is given to clinical details and side effects.[61]
The cases about tremor or ataxia did not clearly report the clinical characteristics of the patients such as sex, age, and management. Only the PGB dose when the individual developed the tremor or ataxia side effect was provided. Pulman et al. did a systematic review with meta-analysis of ataxia after PGB, and they encountered a relative risk of 3.90 (99% confidence interval: 2.05–7.42) for this side effect.[62] In this way, the main data of the present literature review are from sixty individuals with a MD that was not only tremor or ataxia.
Based on the results, we could illustrate the average person who developed a MD secondary to PGB as an old adult male, with North American origin, who used a PGB dose from 150 to 300 mg a day that was prescribed for the treatment of neuropathic pain. This individual presented with multifocal large-amplitude myoclonic jerks, mainly in the bilateral upper limb, with onset after < 1 month of the PGB start. The management was the withdrawal of the medication. One day after, he had excellent improvement, and within a week, he had a full recovery of the motor symptoms.
Herein, we would like to discuss some of the MDs in subtopics.
Myoclonus
The MCL was the first reported MD secondary to PGB and the most commonly reported in the literature. In this context, we believe that it was more published than the other abnormal movements due to its severity and remarkable presentation characteristics.[63] Besides, MCL significantly affects activities of daily living and causes immeasurable social disabilities. It was specified as multifocal in 48.71% (19/39) of the patients with bilateral upper limb involvement. The individuals found can probably be classified as MCL with a subcortical origin, but a more detailed analysis could not be done because the majority of the reports did not describe electrodiagnostic studies.[64] With this background, three facts can support the subcortical as the presumed source of MCL generation. First, in some reports who did describe electrodiagnostic studies and MCL occurring in many muscle groups, the electroencephalogram had normal results, which is the clinical definition for subcortical MCL.[65] Second, in the cases where benzodiazepines were used, the recovery time was much shorter; in this context, it is known that the subcortical MCL has the best response to benzodiazepines among the MCL types.[64] The last fact is that asterixis, which was clearly described in at least five patients, is known as a subcortical source of MCL.[66] It is crucial to note that there was a small number of asterixis, probably because this abnormal finding needs careful decomposition of the movement during the examination. Moreover, most of the patients have not been examined by a MD specialist which could have improved the description of the cases with minutiae.[67]
An interesting finding was that in some studies where the PGB dose was reduced, the frequency of the MCL decreased. However, in other patients, the dose was increased without affecting the frequency of the MCL.[36] Hence, we can hypothesize that the PGB-induced MCL is more likely to be a threshold effect rather than a linear dose-dependent adverse effect, in which, when the critical level is achieved, there will be an all-or-none process.
Desai et al. did a case report and literature review of patients who developed MCL after the use of gabapentin and PGB. They concluded that drug-resistant epilepsy, higher PGB doses, and renal impairment were risk factors for the development of MCL.[24] We believe that none of these risk factors are highly associated with MCL secondary to PGB, but they could be related to the gabapentin use. Based on our records, the percentage of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who developed MCL after the use of PGB was only 20% (8/39). These studies occurred previous to the approval of PGB for the treatment of epilepsy by the FDA, and in the majority of the cases, the PGB doses were low to moderate. Moreover, the renal function was normal, and the comorbidities, when present, were controlled in more than 80% of the individuals. Therefore, we believe in the existence of a probable genetic predisposition for the occurrence of MCL with PGB, but no other risk factors can be assumed with the existing reports.
The management of MCL was the PGB discontinuation as the first option in about 90% of the cases. Other reported option was the decrease of PGB dose, but no study showed complete recovery of MCL when this choice was tried. If the patient is on dialysis program, more sessions could be done to decrease the recovery time and improve the symptoms of the MD. Furthermore, the addition of benzodiazepines could reduce MCL based on some reports where the prescription of these drugs led to a fast recovery.[68]
Several neurotransmitter pathways seem to be involved in drug-induced MCL, including glutamate, glycine, GABA, dopamine, and serotonin.[69] In animal models, the use of PGB prolonged application led to an increased density of GABA transporter protein and functional rate in cultured neurons.[70] In this way, we hypothesized that in predisposed individuals, the use of PGB may lead to an increased concentration of GABA in specific areas of the central nervous system. Furthermore, the cortical areas are protected due to the transmission block of seizure activity through the subcortical networks. However, to support this increase, the subcortical area loses GABA becoming unprotected and susceptible to insults that could lead to seizures.[71]
Parkinsonism
Parkinsonism was the second most commonly encountered MD. Perez Lloret et al. reported the first case in an adult female who presented with bradykinesia, bilateral symmetric tremor, and rigidity 3 months after PGB start. The medication was withdrawn with the gradual improvement of the symptoms.[52] An interesting fact was that the described cases in [Table 1] had a long time from drug onset to the symptom's development and the time from drug withdrawal until recovery. It is worthy of mentioning that the mean age in this group of individuals was of about 63 years, which is related to an increased percentage of Parkinson's disease.[72] We believe that an important feature that needs to be described in upcoming reports is a longer follow-up observation to assess a correlation with Parkinson's disease development throughout the time.
One pathophysiological mechanism assumed is the same as with the other medications that have an affinity for L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels such as cinnarizine.[73] However, another possible hypothesis proposed by Perez Lloret et al. is based on substance P.[52] The substance P is found in the basal ganglia and is being studied in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.[74] The neurokinin 1 has a high affinity for the substance P, and when they interact, the substance P leads to an increase of inhibitory neurotransmission to the globus pallidus, which decreases the thalamic inhibition facilitating the movement.[75] In this context, when PGB is added, a reduction of these mammalian tachykinins is observed, and this can lead to a decreased inhibition of the internal globus pallidus, which will increase the thalamic inhibition difficulting the movement.[76]
The most common management was the withdrawal of PGB. In one of the patients reported by Matsuki et al., a benzodiazepine was started, but the recovery time was not reported, so we were not able to analyze if this option could change the disease course.[44]
Dystonia, restless legs syndrome, dyskinesia, and akathisia
There is only one case study of oromandibular dystonia reported in the literature occurring after PGB use. The case was poorly described, and the clinical history and management are missing important facts.[40] Giray et al. reported another possible case of dystonia that they diagnosed as being a stutter, but the neurological examination about the muscles of the face and even the tongue was not described.[26] It has been suggested that the pathophysiology of dystonia may be opposite to that of stuttering [Figure 3].[77],[78] One of the mechanisms to explain dystonia is an impaired inhibition of the surrounding muscles that can be assessed by somatosensory cortex potential alterations. In this context, Vreeswijk et al. studied the somatosensory evoked potential in stutter individuals, and the achieved results were normal without the description of abnormalities in these individuals. These findings in the stuttering group showed that the inhibition was normal, so what probably happens is the compensatory facilitation of surrounding muscles.[79] Therefore, PGB may be related to both mechanisms, but we believe that it is more likely that some piece of the puzzle is missing. One hypothesis that explains stutter and dystonia may be the GABA density involved in MCL; in susceptible individuals, there is an assumed increase of GABAergic transmission in a specific area.[80] | Figure 3: Schematic diagram about the proposed mechanisms underlying dystonia and stutter. In dystonia, the inhibition of the surrounding muscles is impaired. In the stutter, the inhibition is normal, so what probably happens is the compensatory facilitation of surrounding muscles by a center not adequately facilitated. +: Excitation/active, -: Inhibition/inactive
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Park et al. reported a patient using mirtazapine to which treatment regimen PGB was added, and she developed restless legs syndrome symptoms. The management was the replacement of mirtazapine by bupropion with symptomatic recovery.[51] We believe that the presence of PGB probably did not influence in any way the development of the patient's symptoms, but we cannot exclude an interaction between these drugs. It is worthy of mentioning that PGB is one of the medications most commonly prescribed off-label for the management of restless legs syndrome.[81]
A case of dyskinesia was reported by Aksoy et al., in which the patient had abnormal movements with pramipexole, PGB, and gabapentin on different occasions. Only when clonazepam was added in the regimen, his symptoms completely improved.[17] We believe that pramipexole led to an abnormal adaptation of the striatal neuronal organization by oxidative stress leading to an overactivation of the direct pathway.[82] The inflammatory hypothesis could be supported by the recovery of symptoms after discontinuation of medication and recurrence at the beginning of a new drug. Furthermore, the reported time was probably sufficient for the development of these processes.
Dag et al. reported a case of akathisia after a single dose of PGB. The medication was replaced by gabapentin with a full recovery.[23] Another case by Hamlyn et al. described a male taking PGB that stopped the medication abruptly without medical advice, and after 1 week, the patient started with akathisia; when the drug was reintroduced, the patient symptoms improved.[28] In this way, both cases are contradictory: in one, the akathisia was caused by an increase of PGB and, in the other, by the decrease of PGB. We can assume, in the same way as with MCL, that the changes of PGB concentration in predisposed individuals may lead to increased or decreased inhibition in the internal and external globus pallidus.[80]
| Conclusion | | |
In sum, PGB-associated MD could be divided into “with” and “without tremor and ataxia” due to the different backgrounds of the study populations involved in these two categories. The abnormal movements encountered were ataxia, tremor, MCL, parkinsonism, restless legs syndrome, dystonia, dyskinesia, stuttering, and akathisia. Further studies are warranted to a more detailed report of the clinical data such as timeline events, neurological examination details, and especially electrodiagnostic studies. Furthermore, future reports need to fully investigate the influence of these adverse events during the entire patients' life as well as a long-term follow-up for the development of other MDs.
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