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Role of “Pressing Hand” in Acupuncture Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Postherpetic neuralgia is a neuropathic pain syndrome commonly observed in clinical practice, and acupuncture treatment has often been used because of its better efficacy and fewer adverse reactions.
Liang-Mei Xian, Le Ning, Qian Chen, Zi-Jie Tang, Yan Xiang, Zi-Hang Mao, Ya-Ting Zhang, Yu-Xing Zhang, Mi Liu, Qian-Yan Liu   +9 more
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Rapid Resolution of Grade VI Facial Nerve Paralysis in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome With Prompt Dual Antiviral‐Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Ramsay Hunt syndrome, caused by varicella‐zoster virus reactivation, presents with facial paralysis, otalgia, and auricular vesicles. A Tanzanian woman with Grade VI facial palsy was treated with acyclovir and prednisolone, recovering to Grade II within 2 weeks.
Jacob Henry Kitundu, Kasimu Ally Juma, Kajiru Gad Kilonzo, Elichilia Robert Shao, Christine Leons Mmanda   +4 more
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Trigeminal Ganglion Electrical Stimulation for Trigeminal Nerve Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Pain Research, 2023
Mengzhen Xu,1 Jin Liu,1 Hui Zhang,2 Ruiting Li,3 Junni Wei1 1School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain Management, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic ...
Xu M, Liu J, Zhang H, Li R, Wei J
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Early‐Onset Herpes Zoster in a 10‐Month‐Old Infant Following Nonvenomous Snake Exposure: A Rare Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Herpes zoster can rarely occur in immunocompetent infants without prior varicella history. This case highlights the importance of considering herpes zoster in atypical dermatomal vesicular eruptions during infancy and suggests that physical stress or local trauma, including nonvenomous snake exposure, may act as a possible trigger for viral ...
Seyedeh Mahla Hoseini, Maryam Saghafi, Fatemeh Saghafi   +2 more
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Gabapentin enacarbil extended release for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia in adults

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2013
Ben M Thomas,1 Paul Farquhar-Smith2 1Chelsea Westminster Hospital, London, UK; 2Department of Anaesthetics, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Abstract: The development of biomedical technology is allowing refinement of drug therapies in ...
Thomas BM, Farquhar-Smith P
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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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Impaired Modulation of Pain in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia

Pain Research and Management, 2014
BACKGROUND: The efficiency of inhibitory pain descending pathways (evaluated using conditioned pain modulation [CPM]) has not been studied in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
Gisèle Pickering, Bruno Pereira, Elodie Dufour, Sylvie Soule, Claude Dubray   +4 more
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Neuralgias of the Trigeminal Nerve

Pain Research and Management, 2000
Practitioners are often presented with patients who complain bitterly of facial pain. The trigeminal nerve is involved in four conditions that are sometimes mixed up.
Allan S Gordon
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A Case Report of Refractory Postherpetic Neuralgia After Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Treated With Tympanic Nerve Neurectomy

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a facial nerve palsy that arises from herpes zoster infection. In rare cases, postherpetic neuralgia is a complication following Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Pain management to address postherpetic neuralgia includes facial nerve blocks,
Ashwini Sarathy BS, Clemens An BS, Mirabelle Sajisevi MD, William Brundage MD   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of Chinese postherpetic neuralgia compared to analgesics: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Neurology
ObjectiveThe purpose of this meta-analysis is to investigate the efficacy and safety of a subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) compared to analgesics.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Cochrane Library ...
Hui Wang, Ping Lin
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