The effect of Gunn's intramuscular stimulation for postherpetic neuralgia -A report of 4 cases-

Herpes zoster is the consequence of reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus from dorsal root ganglia. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) may be diagnosed when pain persists in a dermatomal pattern long after the vesicular erruption has healed. PHN is a kind of neuropathic pain. The pathophysiology o...

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Main Authors: Wook Jung, Byung-Jun Lee, Sin Sung Kim, Young Jin Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-03-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-58-311.pdf