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Risk Factors and Nomogram-Based Prediction of the Risk of Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with Herpes Zoster [PDF]

Journal of Pain Research
Bocheng Peng,1 Rui Min2 1Department of Pain, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rui Min, Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth ...
Peng B, Min R
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Retrogasserian Glycerol Rhizotomy (RGGR) for Trigeminal Neuralgia Induced by Postvaccination Herpetic Reactivation: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Reports on surgical treatment for postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination have not been found in the literature. Here, we described a case of postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination that was treated with percutaneous ...
M. Kodeeswaran, M. Naveen Kumar, K. P. Priyadharshan, Arun Narinder, M. Panchabakesan, B. C. Suresh Kumar, Bipin Chaurasia   +6 more
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Post-herpetic neuralgia

International Journal of General Medicine, 2012
Monica Tontodonati,1,* Tamara Ursini,1,* Ennio Polilli,2 Francesco Vadini,3 Francesco Di Masi,4 Damiano Volpone,5 Giustino Parruti41Infectious Disease Clinic, Chieti, 2Microbiology and Virology Unit, Pescara General Hospital, Pescara, 3Psycho ...
Tontodonati M, Ursini T, Polilli E, Vadini F, Di Masi F, Volpone D, Parruti G   +6 more
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POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA – CURRENT FACTS AND THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITIES [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2019
Neuropathic pain in postherpetic neuralgia has an impact on important aspects of the patient’s day to day life, lowering it’s quality. Understanding the complex pathophysiological mechanisms of postherpetic neuralgia and assesing the patient’s pain ...
Ana-Maria Cioti, Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu, Ioana Veronica Grăjdeanu, Daniela Oana Toader, Camelia Cristina Diaconu   +4 more
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Postherpetic Neuralgia

Pain Practice, 2002
Abstract: This article reviews the definition, epidemiology, pathology, clinical features, and treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Much of this information is well established. However, there is some important new information about the pathology that may shed light on the pathogenesis of this disorder.
C Peter N, Watson, Anne Louise, Oaklander   +1 more
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Postherpetic Neuralgia and Trigeminal Neuralgia [PDF]

Pain Research and Treatment, 2017
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is an unpredictable complication of varicella zoster virus- (VZV-) induced herpes zoster (HZ) which often occurs in elderly and immunocompromised persons and which can induce psychosocial dysfunction and can negatively impact on quality of life. Preventive options for PHN include vaccination of high-risk persons against HZ,
L. Feller, R. A. G. Khammissa, J. Fourie, M. Bouckaert, J. Lemmer   +4 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia. [PDF]

, 2015
Patients with herpes zoster can develop persistent pain after rash healing, a complication known as postherpetic neuralgia. By preventing zoster through vaccination, the risk of this common complication is reduced.
Bhaskaran, Krishnan, Clayton, Tim, Farmer, Ruth, Forbes, Harriet J, Langan, Sinéad M, Smeeth, Liam, Thomas, Sara L   +6 more
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Quantification of risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia in herpes zoster patients: A cohort study. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To investigate risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia, the neuropathic pain that commonly follows herpes zoster. METHODS: Using primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we fitted multivariable logistic regression models
Bhaskaran, Krishnan, Clayton, Tim, Forbes, Harriet J, Langan, Sinéad M, Mansfield, Kathryn, Minassian, Caroline, Smeeth, Liam, Thomas, Sara L   +7 more
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Varicella-Zoster viruses associated with post-herpetic neuralgia induce sodium current density increases in the ND7-23 Nav-1.8 neuroblastoma cell line [PDF]

, 2013
Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most significant complication of herpes zoster caused by reactivation of latent Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV). We undertook a heterologous infection in vitro study to determine whether PHN-associated VZV isolates ...
A Vafai, BM Bradley, C Bourdon-Wouters, C Han, D Quan, DH Gilden, DW Wareham, Edward G. Rowan, EM Garry, Esther Grinfeld, Fiona Scott, FS Hasnie, FT Scott, G Ashrafi, G. H. Ashrafi, J Fogh, J Lai, JD Markman, JN Wood, Joseph Charles Glorioso, Judith Breuer, MA Hamza, MH Meisler, MJ Craner, MJ Quinlivan, ML Szpara, N Storey, Paul Montague, Peter G. E. Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PR Kinchington, R Dabby, R Mahalingam, RG Dalziel, RL Finnen, S Schünemann, SG Waxman, SJ Medhurst, SM Fleetwood-Walker, TR Cummins, W Peng, WA Catterall, X Zhou   +44 more
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Efficacy of subdural anesthesia with methylene blue injection for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of subdural anesthesia with methylene blue injection on postherpetic neuralgia. Methods A total of 120 patients with postherpetic neuralgia (including 44 male and 76 female patients aged 45-80 years ...
SUN Juan, YANG Tiande
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