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Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Herpes Zoster

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Ophthalmic nerve neuropathy (the first branch of the trigeminal nerve, CN V:V1) is the most common manifestation of herpes zoster. Ophthalmic nerve neuropathy occurs in 20% of herpes zoster cases. There are three types of pain in trigeminal neuralgia: chronic burning pain, paroxysmal pain, and pain resulting from non-painful stimulation. Cutaneous hypoesthesia, anesthesia and dysesthesia develop. Postherpetic neuralgia is characterized by pain persisting for 3 months and longer after herpetic eruption. Combination therapy including early administration of antiviral drugs and tricyclic antidepressants has been approved as the most effective.

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  1. Research Center of Neurology, 125367, Moscow, Russia

    M. A. Piradov & M. Yu. Maksimova

  2. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

    M. A. Piradov, M. Yu. Maksimova & N. A. Sineva

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Piradov, M.A., Maksimova, M.Y. & Sineva, N.A. Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with Herpes Zoster. Hum Physiol 44, 855–859 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119718080091

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