Central post-stroke pain syndrome yet another use for gabapentin?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 718-720

  Chen, Boqing ^a   Stitik, Todd P ^a   Foye, Patrick M ^a   Nadler, Scott F ^a   DeLisa, Joel A ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Nervous System; Cerebrovascular Accident; Gabapentin; Pain

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG THERAPY; NEUROLOGY;

STROKE;

DISEASES;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; SEIZURE; STROKE;

ACETIC ACIDS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINES; ANALGESICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036729265     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200209000-00013     Document Type: Article

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