[Floctafenine in the treatment of painful syndromes of neurologic interest].

The clinical results obtained with phloctaphenin in an "open" study comprising cases of real neuralgia and spinal radicular pain syndromes and in a "double-blind" study comparing the preparation with a placebo, and involving algico-vasomotor syndromes of the face, are reported. The results obtained confirm the antalgic power of phloctaphenin for by the third day, subacute or chronic pain syndromes already presented a significant improvement in simptomatology, while in algico-vasomotor syndromes of the face, the treatment proved effective in eliminating pain attacks.