Response to intravenous lidocaine in a patient with SUNCT syndrome

Cephalalgia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-112

  Arroyo, A Martinez ^a   Durán, X Romero ^a   Beldarrain, M Gomez ^a   Pinedo, A ^a   Garcia Monco J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Headache; Lidocaine; SUNCT; Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SUNCT SYNDROME;

EID: 77954759285     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01871.x     Document Type: Article

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