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Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain and the Need for Treatment

Pain Research and Management, 2006
Recent publications have suggested that more than two million adults in the United States suffer from neuropathic pain, but this number seems to be a significant underestimate.
Pat Morley-Forster
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Botulinum Toxin Reduction Pain in Postherpetic Neuralgia

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011
Background: The most common complication of herpes zoster is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which can cause chronic and debilitating pain. In some patients, pain persists for weeks or even years after regression of the rash and many drugs and methods ...
Mohamad Reza Emad, Maryam Emad, Parisa Taheri   +2 more
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Circular areas of erythema on the mid forehead [PDF]

, 2015
Cupping is well known as a complementary treatment and remains in use for many ailments, including dermatological conditions.
Bugeja, Justine, Elghblawi, Ebtisam
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Alleviating effect of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and its major components on postherpetic pain: a randomized blinded controlled trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) causes severe pain which can lead to decreased quality-of-life. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inhalation of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) oil and its major components (linalool and linalyl acetate)
Jiyeong You, You Kyoung Shin, Geun Hee Seol   +2 more
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Ultrasound Guided Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block for Acute Herpetic Neuralgia

Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2019
Herpes Zoster (HZ) is the reactivation of a well-known viral disease which manifests itself with painful skin lesions. An effective analgesic method during the acute phase of HZ can contribute to decrease the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) by ...
Thierry C. Bagaphou, Domenico Santonastaso, Eleonora Gargaglia, Lucia Norgiolini, Cinzia Tiburzi, Stefano Cristallini, Vittorio Cerotto, Fabio Gori   +7 more
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Profile of the capsaicin 8% patch for the management of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia: safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Muhammad Laklouk,1 Ganesan Baranidharan2 1Department of Anaesthesia, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2Leeds Pain and Neuromodulation Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, UK Abstract: Capsaicin is a ...
Laklouk M, Baranidharan G
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Pharmacologic Aspect of Neuropathic Pain [PDF]

, 2015
Neuropathic pain is pain arising from nerve damage to the conductive pathways of pain (ranging from nociceptors to post central gyrus). Neuropathic pain can be caused by 1) Carcinomas, 2) Trap/compressive, 3) Congenital, 4) Immunomediated, 5) Infection ...
Indra, I. (Imai), Mulyadi, M. (Mulyadi), Mutiawati, E. (Endang), Syahrul, S. (Syahrul)   +3 more
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Outcomes of Twice Repeated High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Subacute Postherpetic Neuralgia: a Retrospective Single-Center Analysis

Journal of Pain Research
Huaichang Wen,1,2,* Yi Wang,2,* Hao Cheng,2 Bin Wang,2 Xianwen Hu1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of ...
Wen H, Wang Y, Cheng H, Wang B, Hu X
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Pharmacological Differences Between Static and Dynamic Allodynia in Mice With Herpetic or Postherpetic Pain

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
In the present study, we investigated whether dynamic and static allodynia would be developed in the affected dermatome in murine models of herpetic pain and postherpetic neuralgia and pharmacologically characterized the allodynia.
Atsushi Sasaki, Kenichi Serizawa, Tsugunobu Andoh, Kimiyasu Shiraki, Hiroki Takahata, Yasushi Kuraishi   +5 more
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Use of anticonvulsants drugs for neuropathic painful conditions [PDF]

, 2008
Neuropathic pain, a form of chronic pain initiated and sustained by an insult to the peripheral or central nervous system, is a challenge to clinicians as it does not respond well to traditional pain therapies.
Afshan, Gauhar, Hussain, Aziza Mohammad
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