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ToxinsChronic neuropathic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathic pain and postherpetic neuralgia, severely impairs patients’ quality of life due to their complex mechanisms and recurrent, long-term nature, making treatment challenging.
Rongyan He +5 more
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Botulinum Toxin for Neuropathic Pain: A Review of the Literature
Toxins, 2015 Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), derived from Clostridium botulinum, has been used therapeutically for focal dystonia, spasticity, and chronic migraine. Its spectrum as a potential treatment for neuropathic pain has grown.
Hyun-Mi Oh, Myung Eun Chung
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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
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Molecular Pain, 2017 Background Calpain is a calcium-dependent cysteine protease, and inhibition of calpain by pre-treatment with MDL28170 attenuated the rat mechanical allodynia in a variety of pain models. Postherpetic neuralgia (Shingles) is a neuropathic pain conditioned
Xiao-Cui Yuan +12 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. However, the association of type 1 diabetes with herpes zoster or postherpetic neuralgia remains unclear.
Su-Ying Wen +4 more
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Acyclovir and postherpetic neuralgia
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 1990 Studies have demonstrated the benefit of acyclovir, given intravenously or orally, on the acute illness in herpes zoster (HZ). Whether or not such treatment influences the subsequent development of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) has been the subject of recent controversy.
Klenerman, P, Luzzi, G
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Clinical Case ReportsReports on surgical treatment for postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination have not been found in the literature. Here, we described a case of postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination that was treated with percutaneous ...
M. Kodeeswaran +6 more
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Postherpetic neuralgia: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and pain management pharmacology
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2016 Theresa Mallick-Searle,1 Brett Snodgrass,2 Jeannine M Brant,3 1Pain Management Center, Stanford Health Care, Redwood City, CA, 2LifeLinc Pain Centers, Cordova, TN, 3Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, USA Abstract: Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a ...
Mallick-Searle T, Snodgrass B, Brant JM
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Psychophysical Assessment of Gustatory Function in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Systematic Review
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether psychophysically assessed gustatory function differs between adults with burning mouth syndrome and age‐ and sex‐matched healthy controls, and to explore related sensory and physiological factors. Methods This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses ...
Abas Jafari +2 more
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The management of postherpetic neuralgia [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997 Summary Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain persisting, or recurring, at the site of shingles at least three months after the onset of the acute rash. Thus defined, at least half of shingles sufferers over the age of 65 years develop postherpetic neuralgia. In addition to increasing age, less important risk factors for postherpetic
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