Successful Use of Flupirtine in Refractory Neuropathic Pain Due to Small Fiber Neuropathy

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-93

  Mishra, Seema ^a   Choudhary, Prakash ^a   Joshi, Saurabh ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

antineuropathic drugs; cancer pain; flupirtine; neuropathic pain; pain management; small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMINOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; FLUPIRTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROMELALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA;

ADULT; AMINOPYRIDINES; ANALGESICS; ERYTHROMELALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA;

EID: 84871667556     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112441387     Document Type: Article

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