Trigeminal neuralgia. A guide to drug choice

CNS Drugs

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-110

  Cheshire, William P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BACLOFEN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; ENALAPRIL; FELBAMATE; LAMOTRIGINE; MEXILETINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PIMOZIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; TIZANIDINE; TOCAINIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031058971     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00023210-199707020-00002     Document Type: Review

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