Gabapentin in the treatment of SUNCT syndrome;Uso de gabapentina no tratamento da síndrome SUNCT

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 2 B, 2007, Pages 503-505

  Rocha Filho, Pedro Augusto Sampaio ^a,b   Rabello, Getulio D ^a   Ribeiro Galvão, Antonio C ^a   Fortini, Ida ^a   Calderaro, Marcelo ^a   Carrocini, Dalva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Headache; Pain; SUNCT; Treatment; Ultra shorting headaches

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; INDOMETACIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MICROANGIOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUNCT SYNDROME; YAWNING;

EID: 34547643001     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000300027     Document Type: Article

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