Medical Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia
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This review discusses about the medical management of trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common form of neuralgia. Management of trigeminal neuralgia is based on either on chemotherapy or on surgical management. Anticonvulsants are considered as most effective in the treating trigeminal neuralgia. Carbamazepine is considered as most efficient and primary drug for treating the disease. If mono therapy fails co-ordinations of drugs are followed. This review is relied on most representative and complete articles for this review article.
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