Gabapentin treatment for notalgia paresthetica, a common isolated peripheral sensory neuropathy [23]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1440-1441

  Loosemore, Michael P ^a   Bordeaux, J S ^b   Bernhard, J D ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE PLUS PRAMOCAINE; PRAMOCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LETTER; MALE; NOTALGIA PARESTHETICA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PRURITUS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINES; ANALGESICS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRURITUS; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 35649023739     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02256.x     Document Type: Letter

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