Topiramate relieves refractory intercostal neuralgia

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1917-

  Bajwa, Zahid H ^a,d   Sami, Naveed ^b,c   Warfleld, Carol A ^b   Wootton, Joshua ^b  

^a Departments of Anesthesia and Neurology   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033020007     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.52.9.1917     Document Type: Article

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