Influence of lamotrigine over the SUNCT syndrome: One patient follow-up for two years: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 3 A, 2003, Pages 691-694

  Piovesan, Elcio Juliato ^a,b,c,d   Siow, Charles ^b   Kowacs, Pedro Andre ^a   Werneck, Lineu Cesar ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lamotrigine; Prophylactic treatment; SUNCT syndrome; Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; INDOMETACIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYSERGIDE; OXYGEN; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUNCT SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE;

EID: 0042694794     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000400032     Document Type: Article

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