Cranial neuralgias: From physiopathology to pharmacological treatment

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Simone, Roberto ^a   Ranieri, Angelo ^a   Bilo, Leonilda ^b   Fiorillo, Chiara ^a   Bonavita, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Diagnosi e Cura Hermitage Capodimonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial neuralgias; Glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Physiopathology; Review; Treatment; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; CRANIAL NEURALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GINGIVA DISEASE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HEADACHE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DISEASE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEURALGIA; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEADACHE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SUNCT SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 45249089446     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0892-7     Document Type: Article

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