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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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