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Trigeminal neuralgia: successful antiepileptic drug combination therapy in three refractory cases

Antiepileptic drug combination therapy remains an empirical second-line treatment approach in trigeminal neuralgia, after treatment with one antiepileptic drug or other nonantiepileptic drugs have failed. The results in three patients followed in our clinic are not sufficient to draw definitive conc...

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Autores principales: Prisco, Lara, Ganau, Mario, Bigotto, Federica, Zornada, Francesca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21904467
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S22385
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Sumario:Antiepileptic drug combination therapy remains an empirical second-line treatment approach in trigeminal neuralgia, after treatment with one antiepileptic drug or other nonantiepileptic drugs have failed. The results in three patients followed in our clinic are not sufficient to draw definitive conclusions, but suggest the possibility of developing this type of therapeutic approach further.