UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 1117
Question:
A 55yr old presented with sharp pain on the left side of the face. It was associated with flinching on the face precipitated by eating. The patient was diagnosed to be suffering from trigeminal neuralgia.
The drug of choice for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia is

a) Indomethacin
b) Sodium valproate
c) Carbamazepine
d) Phenobarbitone
e) Colchicine