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Clinical trial of carbazepine (tegretol) in trigeminal neuralgia.

Year: 1966

Type: article

Abstract: Carbazepine, Tegretol (5-carbamyl-dibenz (b,f)- azepin), originally known as G.32883 and introduced in 1959 as an anticonvulsant, was first shown to have some effect in relieving the pain oftrigeminal neural- gia by Blom (1962Blom ( , 1963)).Since then Spillane (1963Spillane ( , 1964)), McArdle (1963), and Taylor (1963) have confirmed that this drug has a specific effect in relieving the pain of trigeminal neuralgia in some 60 to 80 % of patients.This paper describes a controlled trial of carbaze- pine carried out simultaneously at

Source: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.29.3.265

Authors: F G Campbell, J G Graham, K J Zilkha

Institutions: Guy's Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Language: English

Topic: Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2116205754