SUNCT syndrome successfully treated with the combination of oxcarbazepine and gabapentin.

Abstract

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is a syndrome of intermittent, brief, unilateral, severe paroxysms of orbital-temporal pain recurring multiple times per day. The pain modulation is often very difficult. The reported SUNCT patient is the first who responded to a combination treatment of oxcarbazepine and gabapentin.

• Authors: Martin Marziniak, Regina Breyer, Stefan Evers
• Journal: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (Pain Med) Vol. 10 Issue 8 Pg. 1497-500 (Nov 2009) ISSN: 1526-4637 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 19863743 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Amines
• Analgesics
• Anticonvulsants
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
• oxcarbamazepine
• Carbamazepine
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
• Gabapentin

Topics

• Aged
• Amines (administration & dosage)
• Analgesics (administration & dosage)
• Anticonvulsants (administration & dosage)
• Carbamazepine (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids (administration & dosage)
• Drug Synergism
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Gabapentin
• Humans
• Male
• Orbit (innervation, physiopathology)
• SUNCT Syndrome (drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Thalamus (pathology, physiopathology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Trigeminal Nerve (drug effects, physiopathology)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (complications, physiopathology)
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (administration & dosage)