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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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Determinants of Hospital Length of Stay in Herpes Zoster Patients: A Four‐Year Retrospective Study
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) primarily causes chickenpox and can later reactivate as herpes zoster (HZ) from latent VZV in sensory ganglia. HZ generally presents with unilateral dermatomal pain and vesicular skin eruptions.
Maryam Sadat Sadati +5 more
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Capsaicin for neuropathic pain: linking traditional medicine and molecular biology [PDF]
Capsaicin has long been used as a traditional medicine to treat pain and, recently, its mechanism of analgesic action has been discovered. This review article documents the clinical development of capsaicin to demonstrate that pharmacognosy still has a ...
Haanpää, Maija, Treede, Rolf-Detlef
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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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Treatment of Herpes Zoster [PDF]
Resolution of acute pain related to herpes zoster is accelerated with any of the following: oral acyclovir (Zovirax) 800 mg five times daily for seven days; valacyclovir (Valtrex) 1,000 mg three times daily for seven days; or famciclovir (Famvir) 750 mg ...
Britigan, Denise H., Holten, Keith B.
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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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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 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 +5 more
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New patents on topical anesthetics. [PDF]
Anesthesia is defined as a total or partial loss of sensation and it may be general, local or topical, depending on the method of drug administration and area of the body affected.
CALVIERI, Stefano +6 more
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