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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Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment [PDF]
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 ...
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A SURVEY TO OBSERVE THE COMMONLY USED TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA BY PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Background: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is also known as prosoplasia it is also termed as a Suicidal disease or Fothergill disease. The neuropathic condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of facial pains which are triggered by touch, chewing and ...
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Varicella-Zoster viruses associated with post-herpetic neuralgia induce sodium current density increases in the ND7-23 Nav-1.8 neuroblastoma cell line [PDF]
Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most significant complication of herpes zoster caused by reactivation of latent Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV). We undertook a heterologous infection in vitro study to determine whether PHN-associated VZV isolates ...
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Neuropathic pain as independent predictor of worse quality of life in patients with diabetic neuropathy [PDF]
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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Long-Term Outcome of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome versus Limb Pain of Other Origin: Results From a Telephone Survey With up to 5-year Follow-Up. [PDF]
Background Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling condition requiring long‐term treatment. This study evaluated long‐term outcomes in CRPS patients compared to posttraumatic neuralgia (PN) and nociceptive limb pain (NLP) 1–5 years after diagnosis and treatment initiation in a tertiary clinic. Methods Patients with CRPS lasting more than 1
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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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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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Pregabalin prescribing patterns in Australian general practice, 2012–2018: a cross-sectional study
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.
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Genitofemoral neuralgia : adding to the burden of chronic vulvar pain [PDF]
The vulva is a particularly common locus of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics that occurs in women of any age, though most women with neuropathic type chronic vulvar pain will remain undiagnosed even following multiple physician visits. Here,
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