Universal Health Coverage for Schizophrenia: A Global Mental Health Priority. [PDF]
, 2015 The growing momentum towards a global consensus on universal health coverage, alongside an acknowledgment of the urgency and importance of a comprehensive mental health action plan, offers a unique opportunity for a substantial scale-up of evidence-based
Patel, Vikram
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Specific down-regulation of spinal μ-opioid receptor and reduced analgesic effects of morphine in mice with postherpetic pain [PDF]
, 2006 The analgesic effects of opioid agonists and the expression of μ-and κ-opioid receptors were compared between mice with herpetic pain and those with postherpetic pain induced by herpetic virus inoculation.
Kuraishi Yasushi +3 more
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Topical treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain: applying the evidence [PDF]
, 2017 Patients with peripheral neuropathic pain (NP) may only achieve partial pain relief with currently recommended first-line oral treatments, which are also associated with systemic adverse events.
Cruccu, Giorgio, Sommer, Claudia
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Identification of Candidate Genes Associated with Postherpetic Neuralgia Susceptibility.
Pain Physician, 2020 BACKGROUND Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is one of the most common complications of herpes zoster (HZ). Heritable factors have been found to play a role in various clinical pain symptoms.
Xiu-fang Xing +6 more
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Dermatologic Therapy, 2020 Acute herpes zoster lesions in most cases are self‐limited except in older and immunocompromised patients, wherein the pain can cause significant suffering.
G. Rahmatpour Rokni +11 more
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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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Superficial cervical plexus block for management of herpes zoster neuralgia in the C3 dermatome: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Herpes zoster is a well-known reactivating viral disease that gives rise to painful skin lesions. Although this vesicular rash heals up within a few weeks, pain sometimes continues, becoming postherpetic neuralgia.
Doo Sik Kim, Hye Young Shin, Sang Su Kim
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Pain and Therapy, 2019 IntroductionFew studies have examined the epidemiology of herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in China. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HZ and PHN in China, and to examine the clinical characteristics of patients ...
Fei Yang +13 more
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Clinical study of CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency combined with platelet-rich plasma in treatment of postherpetic neuralgia [PDF]
Xin yixue, 2023 Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency combined with platelet-rich plasma （PRP） in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.
Kang Bowen, Xue Zhaoxia, Liang Huan, Yang Qing, Wang Qiuyun
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Interventional Treatments for Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Systematic Review.
Pain Physician, 2019 BACKGROUND Postherpetic neuralgia, a persistent pain condition often characterized by allodynia and hyperalgesia, is a deleterious consequence experienced by patients after an acute herpes zoster vesicular eruption has healed.
Chia-Shiang Lin +3 more
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