Postherpetic neuralgia: Topical lidocaine is effective in nociceptor-deprived skin

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 677-686

  Wasner, Gunnar ^a   Kleinert, Anne ^a   Binder, Andreas ^a   Schattschneider, Jörn ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Neuropathic pain; Pathophysiological mechanisms; Zoster

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; GABAPENTIN; HISTAMINE; LIDOCAINE; NALOXONE; NEURODOL; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TILIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 20844457627     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0717-z     Document Type: Article

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