Paper I — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q15

Paper I

2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Phenobarbitone / Carbamazepine in treatment of Trigeminal neuralgia Name the following (Two examples for each): (5x1=5)

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Answer

Carbamazepine is the appropriate choice — the drug of choice for trigeminal neuralgia, its Na⁺ channel-blocking action suppressing the paroxysmal, high-frequency neuronal firing that underlies the characteristic lancinating pain. Phenobarbitone, while an antiepileptic, has no established specific efficacy in trigeminal neuralgia and is not used for this indication.

Related Concepts

1. 1Antiepileptics

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