Pizotifen in deafferentation pain.
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چکیده
Deafferentation pain is known usually to be resistant to both narcotic and non-narcotic analgesics. Four cases of this condition are reported here in which benefit was obtained with pizotifen, a 5-hydroxytryptamine antagonist. Further controlled clinical studies are required to verify this observation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 65 760 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989