Practice parameter: Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia - An evidence-based report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 959-965

  Dubinsky, R M ^a   Kabbani, H ^b   El Chami, Z ^b   Boutwell, C ^b   Ali, H ^b  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZYDAMINE; BIPERIDEN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MAPROTILINE; METHADONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NICARDIPINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PIROXICAM; PREGABALIN; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINCRISTINE; ZIMELDINE;

ANALGESIA; ARACHNOIDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIZZINESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; NAUSEA; NERVE DEGENERATION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 4644293259     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000140708.62856.72     Document Type: Review

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