Trigeminal neuralgia

American Family Physician

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1291-1296

  Krafft, Rudolph M ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LORESAL; PHENYTOIN; PIMOZIDE; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE; TOPIRAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANALGESIA; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MASTICATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOUCH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TRIGGER POINT;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 45549095946     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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