Brand name: Lyrica (Generic: Pregabalin) Lyrica (pronounced LEER-i-kah) is an anti-convulsant (seizure) medicine and considered by many to be a pain relief medication. It is indicated for treatment of four specific conditions, and though it is not indicated or FDA approved for use to treat pain, it is prescribed (off label) by doctors to treat certain types of chronic pain.
neurocardiogenic syncope, a particularly serious type of vasovagal attack, the cause of which is unknown. A syncope with a psychogenic substrate and predisposition to bradycardia, hypotension and peripheral vasodilation.
To the Editor: The Image in Clinical Medicine by Diehl and Linden (July 30 issue)1 shows the cardiovascular changes associated with neurocardiogenic syncope. Unfortunately, the syncope progressed to a generalized seizure. I question the ethics of observing and recording this episode without intervening.