Misoprostol in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia associated with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 542-545

  Evers, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Multiple sclerosis; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MENORRHAGIA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0038579537     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-1032-1     Document Type: Article

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