Evidence-based approach to the medical management of trigeminal neuralgia

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Jorns, T P ^a   Zakrzewska, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drugs; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MISOPROSTOL; OXCARBAZEPINE; PIMOZIDE; PLACEBO; PROXYMETACAINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TIZANIDINE; TOCAINIDE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETHARGY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEMORY DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREMOR; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTIGO;

ANALGESICS; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRIAZINES; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 34447116484     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701219175     Document Type: Review

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