Neuropathic cranial pain

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Colombo, B ^a   Annovazzi, P O L ^a   Comi, G ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Neuropathic pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; IMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MAPROTILINE; MEMANTINE; METHADONE; MEXILETINE; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONSTIPATION; DIPLOPIA; DROWSINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SKULL; SOMNOLENCE; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0037976959     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720300061     Document Type: Article

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