Lamotrigine in the treatment of chronic refractory neuropathic pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 398-403

  Devulder, Jacques ^a   De Laat, Martine ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lamotrigine; Morphine; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; KETAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0034086897     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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