Lacosamide as an alternative in the treatment of post-surgery neuropathic pain in an allergic patient

• Published in: Revista de neurologiá Vol. 57; no. 7; pp. 313 - 316
• Main Authors: Monge-Márquez, María Estefanía, Márquez-Rivas, Javier, Mayorga-Buiza, María José, Rivero-Garvía, Mónica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Acetamides - therapeutic use; Adult; Amines; Analgesics - therapeutic use; Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - drug therapy; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - etiology; Contraindications; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Hypersensitivity - complications; Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology; Female; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - analogs & derivatives; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neuralgia - drug therapy; Neuralgia - etiology; Neurofibroma - complications; Neurofibroma - surgery; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - complications; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery; Pregabalin

Neuropathic pain is a condition that is still not well understood, although it affects a significantly high percentage of the population. The main problem lies in the fact that it can become a fairly disabling pathology. The most frequent treatment is based essentially on two drugs: gabapentin and p...