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Clinical and psychosocial correlates of post-herpetic neuralgia [PDF]

, 2008
Post-herpetic neuralgia is the most challenging and debilitating complication of herpes zoster in the immunocompetent host. Because the effect of treatment is disappointing once the syndrome has developed, it is important to know which factors predict ...
Bellino, S, Gatti, A, Marsella, LT, Pica, F, Sabato, AF, Volpi, A   +5 more
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Postherpetic neuralgia in everyday practice

South African Family Practice, 2012
Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication following 10% of herpes zoster infections. It is a complex pain syndrome, thought to be driven by peripheral factors and central nervous system sensitisation. Herpes zoster is common in South Africa.
K. Koch
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Recurrent herpes zoster with segmental paresis and postherpetic neuralgia [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
Introduction. Postherpetic neuralgia and segmental paresis represent rare complications of herpes zoster infection. Recurrent herpes zoster is also rare and occurs within the first 3 years of the begining of the illness in only 1.4% of cases but
Martić Vesna
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Postherpetic neuralgia

The Journal of Pain, 2004
Following chicken pox infection, varicella-zoster virus stays as a latent infection in sensory root ganglia. After many years, the reactivation of this latent virus in sensory ganglia causes "herpes zoster". Herpes zoster (shingles) is an unilateral, dermatomal, localised, painful, vesicular, and contagious skin infection.
H. Thyregod, M. Rowbotham, K. Petersen
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Acupuncture in acute herpes zoster pain therapy (ACUZoster) – design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Acute herpes zoster is a prevalent condition. One of its major symptoms is pain, which can highly influence patient's quality of life. Pain therapy is limited.
Johannes Fleckenstein, Sybille Kramer, Philipp Hoffrogge, Sarah Thoma, Philip M Lang, Lukas Lehmeyer, Gabriel M Schober, Florian Pfab, Johannes Ring, Peter Weisenseel, Klaus J Schotten, Ulrich Mansmann, Dominik Irnich   +12 more
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Shoulder pain due to cervical radiculopathy: an underestimated long-term complication of herpes zoster virus reactivation? [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose To evaluate if herpes zoster virus (HZV) reactivation may be considered in the aetiology of cervical radiculopathy. Methods The study group was composed of 110 patients (52 M-58F;mean age ± SD:46.5 ± 6.12; range:40-73) with a clinical ...
AS Hilibrand, B Kuijper, Ciro Villani, DA Perez-Martienz, Daniele Passaretti, DH Gilden, E Viikari-Juntura, H Sandmark, HC Tong, I Steiner, JP Makela, K Radhakrishnan, KC Shah, KM Abbed, MC Sanchez, MM Ban Le, MM Vargo, MT Modic, MT Modic, NA Peterslund, PG Kennedy, PW Detwiler, R Atkinson, RE Yoss, RS Wainner, RW Johnson, S Gumina, S Shabat, Stefano Gumina, T Fujy, Vittorio Candela, W Frobin, W Frobin, W Frobin, Y Uematsu   +34 more
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No evidence of family history as a risk factor for herpes zoster in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia [PDF]

, 2010
Little is known about reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus as herpes zoster in individuals with no underlying immunosuppression. Risk factors include age, sex, ethnicity, exogenous boosting of immunity from varicella contacts, underlying cell ...
Boccia, Mt, De Antoni, F, Gatti, A, Pica, F, Sabato, AF, Volpi, A   +5 more
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Antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of neuropathic pain : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2012
Many therapies have been proposed for the management of neuropathic pain, and they include the use of different antiepileptic drugs. However, the lack of high quality studies indicates that results on the different neuropathic disorders under study ...
Gay Escoda, Cosme, Sanmartí García, Gemma, Vargas Espinosa, M.L., Vázquez Delgado, Eduardo   +3 more
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Causal links between blood inflammation markers and postherpetic neuralgia risk: insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionPrevious studies have suggested an association between blood inflammation-related factors and postherpetic neuralgia. However, the causal relationship between blood inflammation-related factors and postherpetic neuralgia remains unclear ...
Yu Wang, Tian Jia
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Diagnosis and management of trigeminal neuropathic pains [PDF]

, 2011
Trigeminal neuropathic pains have presented diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to providers. In addition, knowledge of pathophysiology, current classification systems, taxonomy and phenotyping of these conditions are incomplete.
Napeñas, JJ, Zakrzewska, JM
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