Central neuropathic pain in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated successfully with topical amitriptyline

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kopsky, David J ^a   Liebregts, Remko ^b   Keppel Hesselink, Jan M ^c  

^a Institute for Neuropathic Pain   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Neuropathic Pain   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; MACROGOL; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; SOLIFENACIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888300865     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/471835     Document Type: Article

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