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Postherpetic Neuralgia and Trigeminal Neuralgia [PDF]
Pain Research and Treatment, 2017 Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is an unpredictable complication of varicella zoster virus- (VZV-) induced herpes zoster (HZ) which often occurs in elderly and immunocompromised persons and which can induce psychosocial dysfunction and can negatively impact on quality of life. Preventive options for PHN include vaccination of high-risk persons against HZ,
L. Feller +4 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Neuralgias of the Head: Occipital Neuralgia
Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2016 Occipital neuralgia is defined by the International Headache Society as paroxysmal shooting or stabbing pain in the dermatomes of the greater or lesser occipital nerve. Various treatment methods exist, from medical treatment to open surgical procedures. Local injection with corticosteroid can improve symptoms, though generally only temporarily.
Il Choi, Sang Ryong Jeon
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Rehman Journal of Health Sciences, 2023 Introduction: Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition of craniofacial pain which is characterized by sudden, excruciating, and brief pain in the sensory distribution of one or more branches of the fifth cranial nerve resulting in decreased quality of life of
Mumtaz Ali +7 more
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Triggering trigeminal neuralgia [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Although it is widely accepted that facial pain paroxysms triggered by innocuous stimuli constitute a hallmark sign of trigeminal neuralgia, very few studies to date have systematically investigated the role of the triggers involved. In the
Cruccu, Giorgio +4 more
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BMJ, 2009 Trigeminal neuralgia is a sudden, unilateral, brief, stabbing, recurrent pain in the distribution of one or more branches of the fifth cranial nerve. Pain occurs in paroxysms, which can last from a few seconds to several minutes. The frequency of the paroxysms ranges from a few to hundreds of attacks a day.
Zakrzewska, Joanna M, Linskey, Mark E
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Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment [PDF]
, 2008 Cranial neuralgias are paroxysmal painful disorders of the head characterised by some shared features such as unilaterality of symptoms, transience and recurrence of attacks, superficial and "shock-like" quality of pain and the presence of triggering ...
BILO, LEONILDA +4 more
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Pre-operative Occurrence of First Bite Syndrome in Two Cases of Parotid Gland Tumour
Journal of Cancer and Allied Specialties, 2019 Introduction: First bite syndrome (FBS) is a gustatory-evoked painful condition that is characterized by the onset of severe electric-shock like pain in the periauricular region. In the majority of patients, FBS develops post-operatively.
Khawaja Shehryar Nasir +2 more
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Pregabalin prescribing patterns in Australian general practice, 2012–2018: a cross-sectional study
BJGP Open, 2021 Background: In 2013 pregabalin was subsidised by Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for neuropathic pain. Since the subsidy, pregabalin prescribing has been increasing in Australia and so has related harm.
Andrea L Schaffer +4 more
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Neuropathic pain as independent predictor of worse quality of life in patients with diabetic neuropathy [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in general population is constantly increasing. On the other hand, the number of diabetic patients with neuropathic pain is large.
Vukojević Zoran +6 more
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