Allodynia (pain due to a stimulus that does not usually provoke pain) and hyperalgesia
(increased pain from a stimulus that usually provokes pain) are prominent symptoms in …

The nature of the transition from acute to chronic pain still eludes explanation, but chronic
pain resulting from surgery provides a natural experiment that invites clinical …

Patients with neuropathic pain (NP) are challenging to manage and evidence-based clinical
recommendations for pharmacologic management are needed. Systematic literature …

New studies of the treatment of neuropathic pain have increased the need for an updated
review of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials to support an evidence based …

Herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV1 and HSV2) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
establish latent infection in dorsal root ganglia for the entire life of the host. From this …

Neuropathic pain (NeP), generated by disorders of the peripheral and central nervous
system, can be particularly severe and disabling. Prevalence estimates indicate that 2% to …

Spontaneous pain, pain provoked by trivial stimuli, and altered sensation accompany
herpes zoster and may continue long after its characteristic rash has healed—a condition …

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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common and often devastatingly painful condition. It is
also one of the most extensively investigated of the neuropathic pains. Patients with PHN …

In September 2001, a Task Force was set up under the auspices of the European Federation
of Neurological Societies with the aim of evaluating the existing evidence about the methods …