In some cases (10% to 18%), the virus can lead to complications like long-term nerve pain. Other rare but serious ... with compromised immune systems. Antiviral treatments and pain relief medications ...
As for any painful diagnosis, treatment options are imperfect ... less invasive procedures for interrupting the pain of TN by inducing a partial nerve injury. Partial or permanent facial numbness ...
iii Shingles typically presents as a rash, with painful blisters across the chest, abdomen or face. ix The pain is often described ... of acyclovir and outcome of treatment with amitriptyline.
Thus, many treatments ... stabbing or electrical, facial pain syndrome. The likely etiology in many cases is vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone, leading to focal ...