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Health Encyclopedia: Shingles And Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Treatment For Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus) - Treatment for Postherpetic Neuralgia
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Treatment for Postherpetic Neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is difficult to treat. Once PHN develops, a patient may need a multidisciplinary approach that involves a pain specialist, psychiatrist, primary care physician, and other health care providers.
In 2004, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) issued treatment guidelines for postherpetic neuralgia based on an extensive review of published studies. The AAN recommends:
- Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine...
Expert & Community Posts
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By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...chickenpox? If so, then you are at risk for postherpatic neuralgia, a common cause of chronic... Read more »
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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 »Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Migraine and Headache Prevention: 2008 Update
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...injected intradermally in the region of the volar aspect of the wrist crease (Figure 3). Trigeminal neuralgia patients were injected intradermally on the affected painful side. Figure 1 Figure... Read more »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 »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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