Role of impaired glucose metabolism in the postherpetic neuralgia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 733-736

  Bosco, Domenico ^a   Plastino, Massimiliano ^a   De Bartolo, Matteo ^b   Cristiano, Dario ^a   Ettore, Maria ^a   Zurlo, Gaetano ^a   Bosco, Francesca ^c   Colica, Carmen ^d   Tallarigo, Federico ^a   Fava, Antonietta ^c  

^a S Giovanni di Dio Hospital   (Italy)

^b Giannettasio Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

2h OGTT; Herpes zoster and diabetes mellitus; Postherpetic neuralgia; Prediabetes; Small fibers neuropathy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY;

AGED; BIOPSY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SKIN;

EID: 84880634015     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318274b2ed     Document Type: Article

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