Rare pain syndromes of the head and neck
Introduction Pain is one of the most important reasons that brings the patient to the doctor. However, pain concerning the ear, nose, throat, larynx and neck is not always directly related to inflammation, trauma or cancer in these regions.
Katarzyna Lammek +2 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Neuropathic Pain in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Referred to a Rehabilitation Center [PDF]
Objective To identify the prevalence and characteristics of neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to investigate associations between NP and demographic or disease-related variables.
Hae Young Kim +10 more
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Clinical Phenotypes of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Implications for Phenotypic-Based Therapeutics Strategies [PDF]
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus that encompasses a heterogeneous group of conditions with diverse clinical manifestations.
Jie-Eun Lee, Jong Chul Won
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Botulinum toxin type A for genitofemoral neuralgia: A case report
Genitofemoral neuralgia is an uncommon pain disorder that could be resistant to conventional treatment. A 78-year-old woman with refractory right genitofemoral neuralgia was treated with BoNT/A subcutaneous injections; the treatment was performed three ...
Yan Tereshko +7 more
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Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Treating Postherpetic Neuralgia in Adult Patients. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound‐guided intercostal nerve block (ICNB) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) comparing ropivacaine‐dexamethasone (RD) for treating postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adult patients. A total of 108 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive ICNB with LB or ICNB with RD.
Li J, Fang XY.
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Identification of patients with neuropathic pain using electronic primary care records
Background Chronic neuropathic pain is a common condition which is challenging to treat. Many people with neuropathic pain are managed in the community, so primary care records may allow more appropriate subjects to be recruited for clinical studies ...
Camille Gajria +8 more
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JAW CYSTS AND GUIDED BONE REGENERATION (a late complication after enucleation) [PDF]
Maxillary jaw bone possesses a high regenerative capacity. Yet sometimes the defects enucleation of jaw cysts leaves may regenerate only partially or not at all.
Hristina Lalabonova, Hristo Daskalov
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The frequency of a high Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) total score and the prevalence of pain have already been established among breast cancer survivors (BCS).
Irene de la Rosa-Díaz +9 more
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Phenytoin and carbamazepine in trigeminal neuralgia: marketing-based versus evidence-based treatment [PDF]
Jan M Keppel Hesselink,1 Michael E Schatman2,31Institute for Neuropathic Pain, Bosch en Duin, the Netherlands; 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 3Boston Pain Care, Waltham, MA ...
Schatman ME +3 more
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Background: Athletes with trauma to the chest could be injured and suffer from an acute disturbing chest wall pain due to intercostal neuralgia. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) is an emerging safe therapy in many neurologic pain syndromes.
Masoud Hashemi +5 more
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