PAIN AND ITS PERSISTENCE IN HERPES-ZOSTER

Authors
DWORKIN RH PORTENOY RK
Citation
Rh. Dworkin et Rk. Portenoy, PAIN AND ITS PERSISTENCE IN HERPES-ZOSTER, Pain, 67(2-3), 1996, pp. 241-251
Citations number
128
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Pain → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043959
Volume
67
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
241 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3959(1996)67:2-3<241:PAIPIH>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The nature and duration of pain associated with herpes tester is highl y variable. This review of research on pain in acute herpes tester and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) explores those observations relevant to the definition and pathogenesis of PHN and the design of treatment tri als. A model for the pathogenesis of PHN is presented, which gains sup port from studies of risk factors. Several directions for future resea rch are identified.