Botulinum toxin type A in chronic neuropathic pain in refractory leprosy

ABSTRACT Neuropathic pain is a chronic syndrome that is difficult to treat and often affects patients with leprosy. Recommended treatment includes the the use of analgesic drugs, codeine, tricyclic antidepressants, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants and thalidomide, but without consensus on uniform dose...

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Main Authors: Emanuel de Jesus Soares de Sousa, Gustavo Celeira de Sousa, Vitor Ferreira Baia, Danusa Neves Somensi, Marília Brasil Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000500346&lng=en&tlng=en