Acute and subchronic effects of amitriptyline 25 mg on actual driving in chronic neuropathic pain patients

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 782-788

  Veldhuijzen, Dieuwke S ^a,b,c   Van Wijck, Albert J M ^c   Verster, Joris L ^b   Kenemans, J Leon ^b,d   Kalkman, Cor J ^c   Olivier, Berend ^b   Volkerts, Edmund R ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Cognition; Driving; Neuropathic pain; Psychomotor performance; SDLP

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33750305189     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106061101     Document Type: Article

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