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Burden of herpes zoster-associated chronic pain in Italian patients aged 50 years and over (2009¿2010): a GP-based prospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundPost-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication in herpes zoster (HZ) patients.MethodsWe performed a longitudinal, prospective study in 108 general practices throughout Italy to assess how many immunocompetent patients aged ¿50 ...
Bricout, H +7 more
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What measures relieve postherpetic neuralgia? [PDF]
, 2009 Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and pregabalin effectively reduce pain (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, at least 2 good-quality randomized controlled trials [RCTs] and/or meta-analyses). Opioids have demonstrated pain relief in 3 RCTs (SOR: A,
Chhabra, Shalini +3 more
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Capsaicin for neuropathic pain: linking traditional medicine and molecular biology [PDF]
, 2012 Capsaicin has long been used as a traditional medicine to treat pain and, recently, its mechanism of analgesic action has been discovered. This review article documents the clinical development of capsaicin to demonstrate that pharmacognosy still has a ...
Haanpää, Maija, Treede, Rolf-Detlef
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Real-World Treatment of Post-herpetic Neuralgia with Gabapentin or Pregabalin [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are limited data examining the real-world use of gabapentin and pregabalin for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).
Laura Becker +3 more
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Treatment of Herpes Zoster [PDF]
, 2006 Resolution of acute pain related to herpes zoster is accelerated with any of the following: oral acyclovir (Zovirax) 800 mg five times daily for seven days; valacyclovir (Valtrex) 1,000 mg three times daily for seven days; or famciclovir (Famvir) 750 mg ...
Britigan, Denise H., Holten, Keith B.
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A preliminary fMRI study of analgesic treatment in chronic back pain and knee osteoarthritis [PDF]
, 2008 The effects of an analgesic treatment (lidocaine patches) on brain activity in chronic low back pain (CBP) and in knee osteoarthritis (OA) were investigated using serial fMRI (contrasting fMRI between before and after two weeks of treatment).
Marwan N Baliki +5 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 A 72-year-old female patient is presented, who was diagnosed with herpes zoster along the left ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve with associated cutaneous vesicles.
Alexander Mason +5 more
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Frontiers in NeurologyObjectiveThe 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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Epidemiologia e qualidade de vida em indivíduos com neuropatia diabética dolorosa: uma revisão bibliográfica [PDF]
, 2010 A neuropatia diabética dolorosa (NDD) é conceituada como dor iniciada ou causada por lesão primária ou disfunção ou perturbação transitória no sistema nervoso periférico ou central.
Ana Paula da Costa Pessoa +3 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia - diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by touch-evoked unilateral brief shock-like paroxysmal pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. In addition to the paroxysmal pain, some patients also have continuous pain.
Bendtsen, Lars +3 more
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