Introduction. Herpetic lesion of the phrenic nerve is very uncommon. These lesions are usually unilateral and for most clinicians, clinical manifestation herpes zoster in cervical or thoracic region diaphragmatic paralysis on same side sufficient making a diagnosis segmental palsy. We report patient, who had classic picture, which we confirmed affection conduction study. Case report. A 58-year-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of an artificial cornea (Boston Keratoprosthesis [KPro]) in herpetic corneal graft failures. METHODS A series of 17 herpetic eyes of 14 patients with failed transplantations, treated with implantation of a corneal graft with a KPro, was reviewed. Outcomes measured were retention of the device, visual acuity at 1 week, best visual acuity, last assessed visual acu...

Glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal dorsal horn and its extracellular concentration is regulated by glial glycine transporter (GlyT) 1 and neuronal GlyT2. This study was conducted to elucidate the effects of intrathecal injections of GlyT1 and GlyT2 inhibitors on two distinct types of mechanical allodynia, dynamic and static allodynia, in mice with herpetic or postherpetic p...

BACKGROUND Herpes zoster is an intractable painful condition. The pain during first thirty days of onset is known as acute herpetic neuralgia. Multiple treatments using NSAIDS, opioids and tricyclic antidepressants are available but the role of pregabalin in acute Herpetic Neuralgia is not assessed in any of Indian studies. PURPOSE This study was aimed to determine efficacy and safety of Preg...