Lamotrigine for intractable sciatica: Correlation between dose, plasma concentration and analgesia

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 485-491

  Eisenberg, Elon ^a   Damunni, Gassan ^a   Hoffer, Erica ^a   Baum, Yelena ^a   Krivoy, Norberto ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Hyperexcitability; Neuropathic pain; NMDA; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIDE EFFECT; VERTIGO;

EID: 0142177979     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(03)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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