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Efficacy of gabapentin for the prevention of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with acute herpes zoster: A double blind, randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes zoster (HZ). Previous trials have reported that gabapentin can relieve chronic neuropathic pain, but its effect on prevention of PHN is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of a 5-week course of gabapentin on ac...

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Autores principales: Bulilete, Oana, Leiva, Alfonso, Rullán, Manuel, Roca, Antonia, Llobera, Joan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6550400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31166976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217335