Drug of choice In trigeminal neuralgia is:
1.Ergotamine
2.Carbamazepine
3.Phenytoin
4.Verapamil
5.amitriptyline
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Carbamazepine is the drug of choice in cranial neuralgias such as trigeminal and sphenopalatine. Ergotamine and dihydro ergotainines are vasoconstrictors and are effective in migraine or cluster headaches. Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker useful in prophylaxis of migraine and cluster headaches.