Postherpetic Neuralgia: Irritable Nociceptors and Deafferentation
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 have been studied using quantitative testing of primary afferent function, skin biopsies, and controlled treatment trial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1998-10-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996198902042 |