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Neuralgia Symptoms And Treatments
Health Encyclopedia: Neuralgia
Nerve pain; Postherpetic neuralgia
Treatment
Treatment of neuralgia is aimed at reversing or controlling the cause of the nerve problem (if identified), as well as providing pain relief. Therefore, the treatment varies depending on the cause, location, and severity of the pain, and other factors. Even if the cause of the neuralgia is never identified, the condition may improve spontaneously or disappear with time.
The cause (if known) should be treated. T...
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Expert & Community Posts
Nerve Pain: Postherpatic Neuralgia
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...chickenpox? If so, then you are at risk for postherpatic neuralgia, a common cause of chronic... Read more »
Migraines or Trigeminal Neuralgia?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...specialist has reclassified my headaches trigeminal neuralgia, although I do not have any of ... Read more »
05/21/07 #10 - Information on occipital neuralgia?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...Question: I have just been diagnosed with occipital neuralgia. I have been a headache sufferer... Read more »
An Ounce of Prevention
By Will Rowe , Health Expert...condition--shingles, and its sometimes consequence, post herpetic neuralgia. Shingles is a... Read more »
Five questions to ask your doctor about suppressive therapy
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health ExpertI see a lot of patients who take suppressive therapy with no clear understanding of why they are... Read more »
Health Guide
Cluster Headaches
...predominantly found in men. Several terms have previously been used to refer to cluster headaches: ciliary neuralgia, erythro-melalgia of the head, erythroprosopalgia of Bing, hemicrania... Read more »Paroxymsal Hemicrania: The Basics
...corticosteroids may be used to treat the disorder. Patients with both paroxysmal hemicrania and trigeminal neuralgia (a condition of the 5th cranial nerve that causes sudden, severe pain... Read more »Neuralgia
Nerve pain; Postherpetic neuralgia Prevention Treatment of associated disorders such as diabetes and renal insufficiency may prevent development of some... Read more »Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
...over-the-counter pain killers such as aspirin and acetaminophen are not very effective for the relief of neuralgia. The most effective drugs are actually anti-seizure medications, like... Read more »Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Migraine and Headache Prevention: 2008 Update
...trained doctor may misdiagnose a chronic Migraine patient as having another condition, say occipital neuralgia, and with that misdiagnosis, get the insurance company to pay for ONS. Another ... Read more »Images
Medications
...used to relieve one type of nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing... Read more »
...used to relieve one type of nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing... Read more »
...used to relieve one type of nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia). This medication works by reducing... Read more »
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