Are sodium channel blockers useless in peripheral neuropathic pain?

Pain

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 6-7

  Sindrup, Søren H ^a   Jensen, Troels S ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; POLYNEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846822016     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.09.010     Document Type: Editorial

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