SUNCT syndrome with dramatic response to oxcarbazepine

Cephalalgia

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1171-1173

  Dora, B ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXCARBAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746890791     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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