https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/202759
Title: | Botulinum Toxin a Relieved Neuropathic Pain in a Case of Post-Herpetic Neuralgia | Authors: | LIU, HSU-TANG TSAI, SHEN-KOU KAO, MING- CHANG HU, JENKIN-S |
Keywords: | allodynia;botulinum toxin;neuropathic pain | Issue Date: | 2006 | Journal Volume: | v.7 | Journal Issue: | n.1 | Start page/Pages: | 89-91 | Source: | PAIN MEDICINE | Abstract: | Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A((R))) has been widely used in many clinical disorders including migraine, cervical dystonia, etc. The use of BTX-A in neuropathic pain, however , is uncommon, and the application of the anti- nociceptive effect of botulinum toxin is emerging. Here we report a case of an 80-year-old man who suffered from severe pain of post -herpetic neuralgia which was refractory to the usual therapies. However, this neuropathic pain was dramatically relieved by multiple BTX-A injection and the pain relief lasted 52 days. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/94155 |
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