Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Unremitting Ophthalmic Postherpetic Neuralgia
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
- Vol. 5 (1), 32-37
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1403.2002._2006.x
Abstract
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common cause of chronic pain in the elderly. Opioids and adjunctive analgesics such as antidepressants and anticonvulsants effectively reduce discomfort in many pati...Keywords
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