SUNCT syndrome: An update

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 591-599

  Pareja, Juan A ^a,b   Cuadrado, María L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Shortlasting headaches; SUNCT; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigemino autonomic cephalgias

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VERAPAMIL;

DISEASE SEVERITY; EYELID REFLEX; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SUNCT SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SUNCT SYNDROME;

EID: 18144397516     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.4.591     Document Type: Review

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