Lamotrigine control of central pain.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03168-5.
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Abstract
Central pain remains a therapeutic challenge. We report beneficial effects of lamotrigine, a novel antiepileptic drug, on four patients suffering from long-standing central pain. Analgesia may be due to interference with glutamatergic transmission.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics
- Anticonvulsants
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Pain
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