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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2019

Membrane Stabilizer Medications in the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain: a Comprehensive Review.

Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits, Mark R Jones, Jacqueline M Peck, Justin Kochanski, Morgan Hasegawa, Best Anyama, Alan D Kaye

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Omar ViswanathValley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants, Envision Physician Services, 645 E. Missouri Avenue, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ, 85012, USA. viswanoy@gmail.com.
Ivan UritsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mark R JonesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jacqueline M PeckDepartment of Anesthesiology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
Justin KochanskiCreighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix Regional Campus, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Morgan HasegawaCreighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix Regional Campus, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Best AnyamaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USPhoenix (United States) · USMount Sinai Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewNeuropathic pain is often debilitating, severely limiting the daily lives of patients who are affected. Typically, neuropathic pain is difficult to manage and, as a result, leads to progression into a chronic condition that is, in many instances, refractory to medical management. RECENT

findingsGabapentinoids, belonging to the calcium channel blocking class of drugs, have shown good efficacy in the management of chronic pain and are thus commonly utilized as first-line therapy. Various sodium channel blocking drugs, belonging to the categories of anticonvulsants and local anesthetics, have demonstrated varying degrees of efficacy in the in the treatment of neurogenic pain. Though there is limited medical literature as to efficacy of any one drug, individualized multimodal therapy can provide significant analgesia to patients with chronic neuropathic pain.

Indexed as

Anesthetics, LocalAnticonvulsantsChronic PainHumansMembrane Transport ModulatorsNeuralgiaPain ManagementAnesthetics, LocalAnticonvulsantsMembrane Transport ModulatorsAnticonvulsantsChronic painIon Channel blockersMembrane stabilizersNeuropathic pain

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PMID31044330
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