Lamotrigine control of central pain
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 68 (1), 179-181
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(96)03168-5
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.Keywords
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