[Muscle relaxants in the treatment of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (author's transl)].

Abstract

In 195 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgias, atypical facial neuralgia or zoster neuralgia in the face it was shown that, in the initial stages of these diseases, the efficacy of the always satisfactory medicinal treatment with an anticonvulsant (hydantoin or carbamezathine) can be increased by combination with a muscle relaxant (especially chlormezanone). Medicinal therapy is then still frequently possible without side effects and operative treatment (Frazier-Spiller's retrogasserian neurotomy) can be postponed.

• Authors: H H von Albert
• Journal: MMW, Munchener medizinische Wochenschrift (MMW Munch Med Wochenschr) Vol. 117 Issue 35 Pg. 1379-82 (Aug 29 1975) ISSN: 0341-3098 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Muskelrelaxantien zur Behandlung der idiopathischen Trigeminusneuralgie
• PMID: 809678 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Aminobutyrates
• Anticonvulsants
• Drug Combinations
• Muscle Relaxants, Central
• Pyridines
• Carisoprodol
• Orphenadrine
• Chlormezanone
• Chlorphenesin

Topics

• Aminobutyrates (therapeutic use)
• Anticonvulsants (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Carisoprodol (therapeutic use)
• Chlormezanone (therapeutic use)
• Chlorphenesin (therapeutic use)
• Drug Combinations
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Evaluation Studies as Topic
• Humans
• Long-Term Care
• Muscle Relaxants, Central (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Orphenadrine (therapeutic use)
• Pyridines (therapeutic use)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (drug therapy, etiology)