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Anticonvulsants

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Anticonvulsant medications with unique channel blocking and membrane stabilizing properties are effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain. Common side effects of anticonvulsant medications include dizziness and somnolence. The pain physician should be apprised of how to monitor and treat the unique and potentially fatal adverse effects associated with medications such as lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine , and carbamazepine . This chapter briefly summarizes the mechanism of action for anticonvulsant medications in the treatment of chronic pain.

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  1. Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Radhika P. Grandhe MBBS, MD

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Anesthesia Institute Pain Management, 9500 Euclid Ave, Dept C-25, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    George C. Chang Chien DO

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  1. Radhika P. Grandhe MBBS, MD
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Correspondence to George C. Chang Chien DO .

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  1. Summit Pain Alliance, Santa Rosa, California, USA

    Jason E. Pope

  2. The Spine and Nerve Center of The Virginias, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Timothy R Deer

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Grandhe, R.P., Chang Chien, G.C. (2017). Anticonvulsants. In: Pope, J., Deer, T. (eds) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6976-0_22

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