Carbamazepine

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Reactions 1225 - 25 Oct 2008 Carbamazepine Cognitive changes: case report A 61-year-old woman started receiving carbamazepine 100mg twice daily for trigeminal neuralgia of the left maxillary division. Her carbamazepine dosage was gradually increased to 600mg twice daily, but she then developed cognitive changes requiring a dosage reduction [duration of treatment to reaction onset, and patient outcome not stated]. Spencer CJ, et al. Toothache or trigeminal neuralgia: treatment dilemmas. Journal of Pain 9: 767-770, No. 9, Sep 2008 - USA 801127340 1 Reactions 25 Oct 2008 No. 1225 0114-9954/10/1225-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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Carbamazepine

Cognitive changes: case reportA 61-year-old woman started receiving carbamazepine

100mg twice daily for trigeminal neuralgia of the left maxillarydivision. Her carbamazepine dosage was gradually increasedto 600mg twice daily, but she then developed cognitivechanges requiring a dosage reduction [duration of treatment toreaction onset, and patient outcome not stated].Spencer CJ, et al. Toothache or trigeminal neuralgia: treatment dilemmas. Journalof Pain 9: 767-770, No. 9, Sep 2008 - USA 801127340

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Reactions 25 Oct 2008 No. 12250114-9954/10/1225-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved