Impaired Modulation of Pain in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia
BACKGROUND: The efficiency of inhibitory pain descending pathways (evaluated using conditioned pain modulation [CPM]) has not been studied in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
Gisèle Pickering +4 more
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Effectiveness of herpes zoster vaccination in an older United Kingdom population. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Vaccination against herpes zoster was introduced in the United Kingdom in 2013 for individuals aged 70 years, with a phased catch-up campaign for 71-79 year olds.
Amirthalingam, Gayatri +5 more
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Botulinum Toxin Reduction Pain in Postherpetic Neuralgia
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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Gabapentin enacarbil extended release for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia in adults
Ben M Thomas,1 Paul Farquhar-Smith2 1Chelsea Westminster Hospital, London, UK; 2Department of Anaesthetics, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Abstract: The development of biomedical technology is allowing refinement of drug therapies in ...
Thomas BM, Farquhar-Smith P
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Neuralgias of the Trigeminal Nerve
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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What measures relieve postherpetic neuralgia? [PDF]
Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and pregabalin effectively reduce pain (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, at least 2 good-quality randomized controlled trials [RCTs] and/or meta-analyses). Opioids have demonstrated pain relief in 3 RCTs (SOR: A,
Chhabra, Shalini +3 more
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Herpesvaricellae-zoster virus (VZV) on alfaherpesviiruste hulka kuuluv kaheahelaline DNA-viirus, mis põhjustab inimestel primaarinfektsioonina tuulerõugeid (varicella) ja sekundaarse infektsioonina vöötohatist (herpes zoster).
Puis, Liis
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Epidemiologia e qualidade de vida em indivíduos com neuropatia diabética dolorosa: uma revisão bibliográfica [PDF]
A neuropatia diabética dolorosa (NDD) é conceituada como dor iniciada ou causada por lesão primária ou disfunção ou perturbação transitória no sistema nervoso periférico ou central.
Ana Paula da Costa Pessoa +3 more
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PMU21 Cost-Effectiveness of Lidocaine 5% Medicated Plaster Compared with Pregabalin for the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) and Diabetic Neuropathy (DNP) in Colombia [PDF]
Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas
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Burden of herpes zoster-associated chronic pain in Italian patients aged 50 years and over (2009¿2010): a GP-based prospective cohort study. [PDF]
BackgroundPost-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication in herpes zoster (HZ) patients.MethodsWe performed a longitudinal, prospective study in 108 general practices throughout Italy to assess how many immunocompetent patients aged ¿50 ...
Bricout, H +7 more
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