Category: complication

Eslicarbazepine use in Multiple Sclerosis with refractory trigeminal neuralgia

First published online at BJMP 2013;6(1):a602 When associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is often bilateral and more refractory to treatment. carbamazepine is the first line of treatment for TN, however, common side effects of carbamazepine such as hyponatremia occasionally limit its use. We report the case of a 62 year old female patient…