Topiramate versus carbamazepine for the treatment of classical trigeminal neuralgia: A meta-analysis

CNS Drugs

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 847-857

  Wang, Qiang Ping ^a   Bai, Min ^a  

^a Dujiangyan People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Carbamazepine; Meta analysis; Topiramate; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBAMAZEPINE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 80052974617     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: 11791934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11595590-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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