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Postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly [PDF]
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2009 Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes zoster (HZ) or 'shingles' and affects a significant proportion of HZ patients with the disease, with the elderly being most frequently and seriously affected. Characterised by various types of pain (constant, intermittent and stimulus evoked) that persist between 3 months and many ...
Robert W. Johnson, Janet E. McElhaney
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Diagnosing and Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia [PDF]
Drugs & Aging, 2012 Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) represents a potentially debilitating and often undertreated form of neuropathic pain that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, including the elderly and the immunocompromised. Varicella zoster infection is almost universally prevalent, making prevention of acute herpes zoster (AHZ) infection and prompt ...
Patricia Morley-Forster +1 more
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Детские инфекции (Москва), 2016 The article is devoted postzoster neuralgia, which presents a literature review and clinical case own observations — unfavorable outcome of varicella in a child of 7 years in the form of formed postzoster ganglionitis facial and trigeminal nerve - Hunt ...
F. S. Кharlamova +5 more
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International Journal of General Medicine, 2012 Monica Tontodonati,1,* Tamara Ursini,1,* Ennio Polilli,2 Francesco Vadini,3 Francesco Di Masi,4 Damiano Volpone,5 Giustino Parruti41Infectious Disease Clinic, Chieti, 2Microbiology and Virology Unit, Pescara General Hospital, Pescara, 3Psycho ...
Tontodonati M +6 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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Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Background Patients with pudendal neuralgia (PN) experience long‐lasting chronic pain, hyperalgesia, and comorbid emotional disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Treatment via conventional pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) current carries a significantly high rate of failure.
Cheng‐Long Wang, Tao Song
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Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Objective Trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is often refractory to treatment. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) neuromodulation can help in preventing PHN after herpes zoster. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of two different PRF modes on gasserian ganglion neuromodulation in elderly patients with acute/subacute trigeminal ...
Cheng‐Fu Wan, Tao Song
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POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA – CURRENT FACTS AND THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITIES [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2019 Neuropathic pain in postherpetic neuralgia has an impact on important aspects of the patient’s day to day life, lowering it’s quality. Understanding the complex pathophysiological mechanisms of postherpetic neuralgia and assesing the patient’s pain ...
Ana-Maria Cioti +4 more
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Tinnitus in postherpetic neuralgia [PDF]
The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2009 We describe a woman who developed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) located on the skin areas of the left ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve without ocular involvement. PHN was associated with tinnitus, which was located ipsilaterally to the painful side and increased in proportion to the intensity of pain.
DE MARINIS, Milena, SANTILLI, VALTER
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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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