This retrospective study was designed to assess the effects of acyclovir treatment of acute herpes zoster on subsequent postherpetic neuralgia, and to examine the effects of amitriptyline in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. Eighty seven patients with postherpetic neuralgia of three or more months' duration were studied: 24 of them had had their herpes zoster treated with oral acyclovir....

Background. Trigeminal neuralgia secondary to medulla oblongata compression by dolichoectasia of the vertebral artery is rare. Case report. A 60-year-old patient with trigeminal a dolichoectatic presented. There was remarkable improvement in pain after treatment Gabapentine. Conclusions. Direct involvement nerve usual mechanism neuralgia. However, might be an important non-recognized cases doli...

Although pharmacological therapy is the primary treatment modality for trigeminal neuralgia associated pain, ineffective analgesia and dose limiting side effects often prompt patients to seek alternative pharmacological solutions such as interventional nerve blockade. Blockade of the Gasserian ganglion or its branches is an effective analgesic procedure for trigeminal neuralgia, traditionally p...

BACKGROUND Glossopharyngeal neuralgia has the characteristic of a long remission phase between the pain attack phases. Although the concept of remission is very important for the treatment of patients with glossopharyngeal neuralgia, due to the rarity of the disease, clear statistical studies on the remission phase for glossopharyngeal neuralgia are almost non-existent. METHODS Previous chart...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify differences in perceptions of care regarding postherpetic neuralgia, including communication patterns between patients and physicians and levels of satisfaction with therapies and care. METHODS A survey was developed for physicians (neurologists, internists, and family physicians) and patients with postherpetic neuralgia in order to determi...

background cisplatin is an effective antineoplastic drug used extensively in the treatment of malignancies. it induces painful peripheral neuropathy at high doses. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of carbamazepine (cbz) on cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathic pain by using the tail-flick test. materials and methods the study was performed using male wistar rats...

In three patients, trigeminal sensory symptoms remitted with treatment of associated hydrocephalus, two with facial pain resembling trigeminal neuralgia, and one with facial paraesthesiae. The pathological basis of these phenomena and their relationship to idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia are discussed.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Herpes zoster has a high incidence rate among people aged ≥ 60 years and can lead to serious complications such as post-herpetic neuralgia. There are currently no data on the economic burden of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in Japan, and the objective of this study was to address this gap. METHODS A total of 412 patients aged ≥ 60 years diagnosed with herp...

CONTEXT Trigeminal neuralgia is as a chronic, debilitating condition, which can have a major impact on quality of life. There are few reports of trigeminal neuralgia in oriental populations. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the retrospective data of the patients diagnosed with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia and to understanding the disorder in the Indian populace. METHODS The retrospective data of 7...