Clinical Study

The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population .

Demographic characteristics
 Male sex (%)7 (35)
 Age in years (SD) 65.20 (15.28)
Clinical characteristics
 Weight in kg (SD)73.75 (16.48)
 Location of neuralgia (%)
  1st trigeminal branch2 (10)
  2nd trigeminal branch2 (10)
  3rd trigeminal branch16 (80)
 DN4 score at baseline (SD)6.25 (0.63)

DN4: Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questionnaire; SD: standard deviation.