Evaluación de la eficacia de carbamazepina y oxcarbazepina en la neuralgia del trigémino

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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.341

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Carbamazepina, Oxcarbazepina, Neuralgia del Trigémino

Resumen

Introducción: la neuralgia del trigémino se caracteriza por la presencia de dolor orofacial de aparición súbita, intensa y repetitiva, generado en una o más ramas del trigémino; la carbamazepina y oxcarbazepina son los fármacos de primera línea para su tratamiento.

Objetivos: analizar la evidencia más actualizada sobre las dosis y eficacia de la carbamazepina y oxcarbazepina en el tratamiento de la neuralgia del trigémino.

Métodos: se realizó una revisión narrativa basada en una búsqueda de artículos en PubMed, Scopus, Scielo y Google. Se siguió la guía SANRA para revisiones narrativas.

Resultados: en los estudios analizados se propone que, para el tratamiento de la neuralgia del trigémino, se debe emplear carbamazepina con una dosis inicial entre 200 y 400 mg al día, y una dosis de mantenimiento entre 300 y 800 mg al día. Por otro lado, para la oxcarbazepina se propone iniciar con 300 mg al día y una dosis de mantenimiento diaria entre 600 y 1200 mg.

Conclusiones: la carbamazepina y la oxcarbazepina son los fármacos de primera línea más utilizados en el alivio del dolor en la neuralgia del trigémino, y sus dosis deben ser individualizadas, lo cual depende de las características del paciente y de la evolución de la enfermedad, para así evitar efectos adversos.

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Ronald de la Cruz-Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

Cirujano dentista, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

César Franco-Quino, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

Docente e investigador, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Katharine Sernaque-Roca, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

Cirujano dentista, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Emerson Jhersin Vidal-Arévalo, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

Cirujano dentista, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Elías Ernesto Aguirre-Siancas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

Docente e investigador, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

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de la Cruz-Rodriguez R, Franco-Quino C, Sernaque-Roca K, Vidal-Arévalo EJ, Aguirre-Siancas EE. Evaluación de la eficacia de carbamazepina y oxcarbazepina en la neuralgia del trigémino. Iatreia [Internet]. 13 de agosto de 2025 [citado 5 de diciembre de 2025];1(1). Disponible en: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/357179

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