I developed a sudden onset of a movement disorder after taking two 300 mg doses of Gabapentin. After seeing colorful pinpoints of light, rapid left hand flapping began with an internal burning sensation, and jerky movements started spreading throughout my body. I also had unusual mood changes of intermittent laughing spells that didn’t fit the situation. The first radiologist found a 6 mm hypothalamic lesion, but wasn’t informed of the presence of a recent movement disorder. After 10 years, after undergoing my 4th brain MRI, the report showed a “History of ischemia which is asymptomatic,” probably because the radiologists have never seen me. Only one ER doctor recorded, “Undiagnosed motion disorder, hypothalamic lesion.” He knew what I had, but he wasn’t the right type of doctor to diagnosis me. - jerkylady