Analgesic therapy in postherpetic neuralgia: a quantitative systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a complication of acute herpes zoster, which is emerging as a preferred clinical trial model for chronic neuropathic pain. Although there are published meta-analyses of analgesic therapy in PHN, and neuropathic pain in general, the evide...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Hempenstall, Turo J Nurmikko, Robert W Johnson, Roger P A'Hern, Andrew S C Rice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020164