Use of botulinum toxin type a injection for neuropathic pain after trigeminal nerve injury

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 630-632

  Yoon, Seung Hyun ^a   Merrill, Robert L ^b   Choi, Jong Hoon ^a   Kim, Seong Taek ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum Toxin A; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; GABAPENTIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSESTHESIA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PARESTHESIA; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 77952790292     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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