Post-herpetic neuralgia case study: Optimizing pain control

European Journal of Neurology, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Baron, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Antidepressants; Chronic pain; Comorbidities; Herpes zoster; Neuropathic pain; Post herpetic neuralgia; Shingles

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TOPIRAMATE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CASE STUDY; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL GANGLION; AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG COMBINATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ACETIC ACIDS; AGED; AMINES; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2442546467     PISSN: 14710552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0552.2004.00794.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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