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Neuralgias of the Trigeminal Nerve

Pain Research and Management, 2000
Practitioners are often presented with patients who complain bitterly of facial pain. The trigeminal nerve is involved in four conditions that are sometimes mixed up.
Allan S Gordon
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A Case Report of Refractory Postherpetic Neuralgia After Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Treated With Tympanic Nerve Neurectomy

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a facial nerve palsy that arises from herpes zoster infection. In rare cases, postherpetic neuralgia is a complication following Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Pain management to address postherpetic neuralgia includes facial nerve blocks,
Ashwini Sarathy BS, Clemens An BS, Mirabelle Sajisevi MD, William Brundage MD   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of Chinese postherpetic neuralgia compared to analgesics: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Neurology
ObjectiveThe purpose of this meta-analysis is to investigate the efficacy and safety of a subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) compared to analgesics.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Cochrane Library ...
Hui Wang, Ping Lin
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A Novel Case of Resolved Postherpetic Neuralgia with Subsequent Development of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2013
A 72-year-old female patient is presented, who was diagnosed with herpes zoster along the left ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve with associated cutaneous vesicles.
Alexander Mason, Kristen Ayres, Sigita Burneikiene, Alan T. Villavicencio, E. Lee Nelson, Sharad Rajpal   +5 more
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Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: focus on pregabalin

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2008
Kimberly A CappuzzoThe Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USAAbstract: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a devastating, chronic pain syndrome that can develop following an outbreak ...
Kimberly A Cappuzzo
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Outcomes of Twice Repeated High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Subacute Postherpetic Neuralgia: a Retrospective Single-Center Analysis

Journal of Pain Research
Huaichang Wen,1,2,* Yi Wang,2,* Hao Cheng,2 Bin Wang,2 Xianwen Hu1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of ...
Wen H, Wang Y, Cheng H, Wang B, Hu X
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The newest point in the treatment and prevention of herpes zoster: A narrative review

Tungs’ Medical Journal
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection can result in varicella (or chickenpox) as a primary infection. Patients typically develop numerous vesicular lesions on the face, limbs, and trunk. After recovery, VZV will reside dormant in the dorsal root ganglia
Chieh Chen, Da-ming Liao
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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, Maryam Emad, Parisa Taheri   +2 more
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Profile of the capsaicin 8% patch for the management of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia: safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Muhammad Laklouk,1 Ganesan Baranidharan2 1Department of Anaesthesia, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2Leeds Pain and Neuromodulation Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, UK Abstract: Capsaicin is a ...
Laklouk M, Baranidharan G
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Progress on spinal cord stimulation in treatment of peripheral neuropathy

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a minimally invasive neuromodulation technique that has been widely applied and recognized for its efficacy in peripheral neuropathy such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), trigeminal neuralgia (TN), trigeminal ...
ZONG Yun⁃fei, DONG Tie⁃yan, BAO Min
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