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Legendary card · Science
Gabapentin, a Legendary card
Gabapentin, sold under the brand name Neurontin among others, is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat neuropathic pain and partial seizures of epilepsy.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,000,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Gabapentin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gabapentin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Gabapentin is a central nervous system depressant and derivative of the inhibitory ______ GABA.
Answer
neurotransmitter. Gabapentin is a central nervous system depressant and derivative of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. From the Gabapentin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Battle of the Little Bighorn. Battle of the Little Bighorn 94 · Alexander Graham Bell 90 · Gabapentin 86 · 2012 Republican Party presidential candidates 82 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Artemis program. Artemis program 1,700,000 · Gabapentin 1,000,000 · 2012 Republican Party presidential candidates 19,000 · Bruno Rossi 6,500 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Gabapentin is a central nervous system depressant and derivative of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA.
- It is used for the treatment of neuropathic pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, and central pain.
- It is moderately effective: about 30–40% of those given gabapentin for diabetic neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia have a meaningful benefit.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gabapentin article was read about 1,000,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Gabapentin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gabapentin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : EAAT132, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
