Gabapentin for refractory idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia
Pandey, C.K.; Singh, N.; Singh, P.K.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 106(2): 124-125
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 18705259 Document Number: 12742
Trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, usually unilateral, severe, stabbing, brief recurrent pain in the distribution area of one or more of the branches of trigeminal nerve. Various pharmacological agents including carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine, baclofen and clonazepam have been tried with variable success rate. Here a case of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia is presented. The patient presented in the emergency room with severe pain in the distribution area of maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve, resistant to conventional pharmacotherapy, managed successfully with gabapentin without untoward side-effects.
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