Botulinum toxin-type A: could it be an effective treatment option in intractable trigeminal neuralgia?

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[2] Dukes E(2006)Patient burden of trigeminal neuralgia: results from a cross-sectional survey of health state impairment and treatment patterns in six European countries Pain Pract 6 153-160

[3] Sadosky A(1981)Long term treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with carbamazepine Postgrad Med J 57 16-18

[4] Taylor JC(1982)Trigeminal neuralgia. A practical approach to treatment Drugs 24 248-255

[5] Brauer S(2013)Refractory trigeminal neuralgia. Non-surgical treatment options CNS Drugs 27 91-96

[6] Espir MLE(1997)Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy Neurosurg Clin N Am 8 31-39

[7] Dalessio DJ(2008)Various surgical modalities for trigeminal neuralgia: literature study of respective long-term outcomes Acta Neurochir (Wien) 150 243-255

[8] Cruccu G(2005)Injections of botulinum toxin type a produce pain alleviation in intractable trigeminal neuralgia Clin J Pain 21 182-184

[9] Truini A(2005)Botulinum toxin and intractable trigeminal neuralgia Clin Neuropharmacol 28 161-162

[10] Taha JM(2011)Application of Botulinum toxin in pain management Korean J Pain 24 1-6

[1] Tolle T(2004)The international classification of headache disorders, 2nd edn Cephalalgia 24 9-160

[2] Dukes E(2006)Patient burden of trigeminal neuralgia: results from a cross-sectional survey of health state impairment and treatment patterns in six European countries Pain Pract 6 153-160

[3] Sadosky A(1981)Long term treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with carbamazepine Postgrad Med J 57 16-18

[4] Taylor JC(1982)Trigeminal neuralgia. A practical approach to treatment Drugs 24 248-255

[5] Brauer S(2013)Refractory trigeminal neuralgia. Non-surgical treatment options CNS Drugs 27 91-96

[6] Espir MLE(1997)Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy Neurosurg Clin N Am 8 31-39

[7] Dalessio DJ(2008)Various surgical modalities for trigeminal neuralgia: literature study of respective long-term outcomes Acta Neurochir (Wien) 150 243-255

[8] Cruccu G(2005)Injections of botulinum toxin type a produce pain alleviation in intractable trigeminal neuralgia Clin J Pain 21 182-184

[9] Truini A(2005)Botulinum toxin and intractable trigeminal neuralgia Clin Neuropharmacol 28 161-162

[10] Taha JM(2011)Application of Botulinum toxin in pain management Korean J Pain 24 1-6