Gabapentin for refractory idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
J Indian Med Assoc
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2008 Feb; 106(2): 124-5
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ABSTRACT
Trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, usually unilateral, severe, stabbing, brief recurrent pain in the distribution area of one or more of the branches of trigeminal nerve. Various pharmacological agents including carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine, baclofen and clonazepam have been tried with variable success rate. Here a case of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia is presented. The patient presented in the emergency room with severe pain in the distribution area of maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve, resistant to conventional pharmacotherapy, managed successfully with gabapentin without untoward side-effects.
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Asunto principal:
Neuralgia del Trigémino
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Dimensión del Dolor
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Ácidos Ciclohexanocarboxílicos
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Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico
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Aminas
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Analgésicos
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Persona de Mediana Edad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Indian Med Assoc
Año:
2008
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Artículo
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