Table 11Treatment effectiveness summary for drugs to treat neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (from Teasell 2010)

Drug (references)Effectiveness
Gabapentin41, 135, 137Effective
Pregabalin136, 138Effective
Lamotrigine134Effective only in subgroup of persons with incomplete spinal cord injury
Valproic acid133Not effective
Amitriptyline41, 132Effective only in depressed persons
Levetiracetam139Not effective

From: Results

Cover of Drug Class Review: Neuropathic Pain
Drug Class Review: Neuropathic Pain: Final Update 1 Report [Internet].
Selph S, Carson S, Fu R, et al.
Portland (OR): Oregon Health & Science University; 2011 Jun.
Copyright © 2011 by Oregon Health & Science University.

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