title: Neuropathic cranial pain.
abstract: Neuropathic cranial pain, i.e. pain due to central or peripheral nervous system damage localized in cranial area, is a clinical challenge for the neurologist. Despite major advances in knowledge of physiology and biochemistry of pain, relief for many patients suffering from neuropathic pain remains incomplete. Adjuvant analgesics play a key role in the management of neuropathic pain. The introduction in the therapeutical armamentarium of antiepileptic drugs and the results derived from clinical studies indicate that some of these compounds show promise in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, IRCCS San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 48, I-20132 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: P O L
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Annovazzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Comi
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077236:Topiramate; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D014227:Triazines; D000077236:Topiramate; D005632:Fructose; D002220:Carbamazepine; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D010672:Phenytoin; D000077206:Gabapentin; D000077213:Lamotrigine