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Case Report of Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Refractory Intercostobrachial Neuralgia With Postherpetic Neuralgia

Local and Regional Anesthesia, 2019
Garret Weber, Kenneth Saad, Motaz Awad, Tiffany H Wong Department of Anesthesiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USACorrespondence: Garret WeberDepartment of Anesthesiology, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Road,
Tiffany H Wong, Garret Weber, Motaz Awad
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The impact of the 5A nursing model on pain in patients with postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Pain Research
BackgroundThe complex pathogenesis of postherpetic neuralgia significantly impacts patients' quality of life. Traditional nursing models often fail to fully meet patients’ individual needs, whereas the 5A nursing model emphasizes individualized and ...
Xi Yi
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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, Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu, Ioana Veronica Grăjdeanu, Daniela Oana Toader, Camelia Cristina Diaconu   +4 more
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Efficacy of subdural anesthesia with methylene blue injection for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of subdural anesthesia with methylene blue injection on postherpetic neuralgia. Methods A total of 120 patients with postherpetic neuralgia (including 44 male and 76 female patients aged 45-80 years ...
SUN Juan, YANG Tiande
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Differential myelinated and unmyelinated sensory and autonomic skin nerve fiber involvement in patients with ophthalmic postherpetic neuralgia

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2015
Postherpetic neuralgia is a common and exceptionally drug-resistant neuropathic pain condition. In this cross-sectional skin biopsy study, seeking information on the responsible pathophysiological mechanisms we assessed how ophthalmic postherpetic ...
Andrea eTruini, maija ehaanpaa, vincenzo eprovitera, antonella ebiasiotta, annamaria estancanelli, giuseppe ecaporaso, lucio esantoro, giorgio ecruccu, maria enolano   +8 more
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Evaluation of the effect of the herpes zoster vaccination programme 3 years after its introduction in England: a population-based study

The Lancet Public Health, 2018
Background: In 2013, a herpes zoster vaccination programme was introduced in England for adults aged 70 years with a phased catch-up programme for those aged 71–79 years.
Gayatri Amirthalingam, MFPH, Nick Andrews, PhD, Philip Keel, MSc, David Mullett, MA, Ana Correa, MSc, Simon de Lusignan, MD, Mary Ramsay, FFPH   +6 more
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Postherpetic neuralgia in everyday practice

South African Family Practice, 2012
Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication following 10% of herpes zoster infections. It is a complex pain syndrome, thought to be driven by peripheral factors and central nervous system sensitisation. Herpes zoster is common in South Africa.
K. Koch
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Ultrasound-guided supraorbital radiofrequency ablation for V1 postherpetic neuralgia

Indian Journal of Pain, 2021
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) affecting the first division of the trigeminal nerve (TrN) (V1) is a difficult to manage condition, characterized by neuropathic symptoms such as burning sensation, allodynia, and hyperalgesia that continues even after the ...
Victor M Silva-Ortiz, Sudhir Diwan, Kailash Kothari, Margarita Santiago, Anna Gisse López, Luis Alberto Martínez   +5 more
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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

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, Vasily Tkachenko, Denis Semenov, Svetlana Asriyants, Evgeny Dorokhov, Elizaveta Makashova, Karina Aslakhanova, Alexei Tomskiy   +7 more
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Causal links between blood inflammation markers and postherpetic neuralgia risk: insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionPrevious studies have suggested an association between blood inflammation-related factors and postherpetic neuralgia. However, the causal relationship between blood inflammation-related factors and postherpetic neuralgia remains unclear ...
Yu Wang, Tian Jia
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