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Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder

How is it treated?

In children, it has been important to manage the inevitable constipation that ensues from stool withholding secondary to fear of defecation. The episodes themselves respond to medication useful in the management of chronic neuropathic pain disorders - namely anticonvulsants. Carbamazepine is the most effective of these.

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Medical text written November 2002 by Dr C Fertleman. Last updated February 2007 by Dr C Fertleman, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London, UK.

 

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