Antiepileptic drugs for central post-stroke pain management

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-175

  Siniscalchi, A ^a   Gallelli, L ^b   De Sarro, G ^b   Malferrari, G ^c   Santangelo, E ^b  

^a Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Central post stroke pain; Management

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; ZONISAMIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALLODYNIA; CENTRAL POST STROKE PAIN; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETHARGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY SLUDGE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; STROKE;

EID: 84856020318     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2011.09.003     Document Type: Review

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