Pulsed Radiofrequency to the Dorsal Root Ganglion in Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia.

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Latent varicella zoster virus reactivates mainly in sensory ganglia such as the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) or trigeminal ganglion. The DRG contains many receptor channels and is an important region for pain signal transduction. Sustained abnormal electrical activity to the spinal cord via the DRG in acute herpes zoster can result in neuropathic conditions such as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Although the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) application to the DRG in various pain conditions has been previously reported, the application of PRF to the DRG in patients with herpes zoster has not yet been studied.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pain Physician

Title: Pain physician

ISSN (Electronic): 2150-1149

ISSN (Print): 1533-3159

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2017

Volume: 20

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.

[2 ] Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.

[3 ] Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.E418

PubMed ID: 28339440

SO-VID: b2c8d0f4-551c-4714-9c27-ffff373730c6

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