patients received strawberry juice 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

patients received gabapentin (Neurontin oral solution 250 mg/ml, Pfizer, USA) 5 mg/kg mixed with strawberry juice to constitute 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

Patients received strawberry juice 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

agitation measured by emergence agitation scale: [1= Obtunded with no response to stimuli; 2= Asleep, but responsive to movement and stimuli; 3= Awake and appropriately responsive; and 4= Crying and difficult to console; 5= Wild thrashing behaviour that requires restraint]. A score 4 or 5 was considered as agitation and was treated by IV meperidine 0.5 -1 mg/kg increments.

The time from the discontinuation of anesthesia till the time of spontaneous eye opening or to verbal command