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The Effectiveness of Various Types of Electrical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord for Chronic Pain in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Literature Review [PDF]
Pain Research and Management, 2023 Introduction. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a severe condition that remains a challenge to treat. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used in cases of insufficient efficacy of conservative treatment.
Emil Isagulyan +7 more
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Risk Factors and Nomogram-Based Prediction of the Risk of Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with Herpes Zoster [PDF]
Journal of Pain ResearchBocheng Peng,1 Rui Min2 1Department of Pain, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rui Min, Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth ...
Peng B, Min R
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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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Trigeminal neuralgia – diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
Cephalalgia, 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.
Stine Maarbjerg +2 more
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Botulinum Toxin Reduction Pain in Postherpetic Neuralgia
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011 Background: The most common complication of herpes zoster is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which can cause chronic and debilitating pain. In some patients, pain persists for weeks or even years after regression of the rash and many drugs and methods ...
Mohamad Reza Emad +2 more
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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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Pain Practice, 2002 Abstract: This article reviews the definition, epidemiology, pathology, clinical features, and treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Much of this information is well established. However, there is some important new information about the pathology that may shed light on the pathogenesis of this disorder.
C Peter N, Watson +1 more
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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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A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia. [PDF]
, 2015 Patients with herpes zoster can develop persistent pain after rash healing, a complication known as postherpetic neuralgia. By preventing zoster through vaccination, the risk of this common complication is reduced.
Bhaskaran, Krishnan +6 more
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Quantification of risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia in herpes zoster patients: A cohort study. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To investigate risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia, the neuropathic pain that commonly follows herpes zoster. METHODS: Using primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we fitted multivariable logistic regression models
Bhaskaran, Krishnan +7 more
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