Pharmacotherapy of trigeminal neuralgia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-27

  Sindrup, Søren H ^a,b   Jensen, Troels S ^a,b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drugs; Efficacy; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOCAINIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0036158768     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200201000-00004     Document Type: Article

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