Central neuropathic itch: A new treatment option?

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 778-779

  Sandroni, Paola ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; STEROID; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SEDATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037056363     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.5.778-a     Document Type: Article

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