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The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX cranial nerve pair): anatomical considerations and neuralgia: literature review

The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX cranial nerve) is a mixed nerve, with both motor and sensory function. This relates to the tongue and pharynx. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare nervous neuropathy, with poristic, lancinating and paritary crises, usually unilateral. The aim of the study was to review the...

Dolor neuropático localizado

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (3), 2021
Resumen El dolor neuropático localizado (DNL) es de origen periférico y se caracteriza por áreas circunscritas de dolor con sensibilidad anormal de la piel o síntomas espontáneos característicos de dolor neuropático, por ejemplo, dolor urente. Se debe resaltar que el DNL está confinado a un área...

Tropomyosin receptor kinase B-mediated signaling in integration of neuropathic pain and obesity in diabetic polyneuropathy

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quantitative serum levels of tropomyosin receptor kinase receptor B, and to estimate its association with serum concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and obesity in patients with painful and painless forms of diabetic polyneuropathy. Methods: We examined 7...

Neurectomy of C2 for the Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia: Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (1), 2020
Occipital neuralgia (ON) is an uncommon cause of headache, and it is characterized by a stabbing paroxysmal pain that radiates to the occipital region. The present study includes a review of the literature and a case report. The etiology of this pathology can vary from traumas, infections, compressions o...

Indomethacin attenuates mechanical allodynia during the organization but not the maintenance of the peripheral neuropathic pain induced by nervus ischiadicus chronic constriction injury

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (5), 2020
The neurochemical mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain (NP) are related to peripheral and central sensitization caused by the release of inflammatory mediators in the peripheral damaged tissue and ectopic discharges from the injured nerve, leading to a hyperexcitable state of spinal dorsal horn neurons...

Calcitonin as an analgesic agent: review of mechanisms of action and clinical applications

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (6), 2019
Abstract Background and objectives: Calcitonin is a polypeptide hormone regulating the metabolism of calcium in the body. For many years calcitonin has been used to maintain and improve bone mineral density and to reduce the fracture rate. Many studies showed that calcitonin had analgesic role in severa...

Síntomas subagudos y crónicos de la fiebre de chikungunya en un grupo de personas adultas en Ibagué, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La fiebre de chikungunya en Colombia ocasiona una alerta en salud pública que se extiende en el tiempo, dadas las características subagudas y crónicas de la enfermedad. Objetivo. Describir los síntomas subagudos y crónicos en personas mayores de 18 años con fiebre de chiku...

NF-kB mediated CX3CL1 activation in the dorsal root ganglion contributes to the maintenance of neuropathic pain induced in adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Acta cir. bras; 33 (7), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the role of CX3CL1 and NF-κB in the lumbar disc herniation induced neuropathic pain. Methods: After LDH induced by implantation of autologous nucleus pulposus (NP) on the left L5 nerve root was established, mechanical thresholds and thermal hyperalgesia were tested ...

Herpes zoster en adultos mayores en un hospital privado de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, junio 2013 - mayo 2014
Herpes zoster in elderly adults in a community hospital in Buenos Aires. June 2013-May 2014

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (1), 2017
El herpes zoster (HZ) se produce por reactivación del virus varicela zoster. Sus principales factores de riesgo son edad avanzada y presencia de comorbilidades (diabetes, inmunodepresión). Existen escasos datos de HZ en Sudamérica, y especialmente en adultos mayores. Analizamos retrospectivamente las ...

Exogenous neuregulin-1 attenuates STZ-induced diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain in rats

Acta cir. bras; 32 (1), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To investigate whether modulating NRG1 could attenuate diabetic neuropathic pain and analyze the underlying mechanism. Methods: Male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, diabetic group, NRG1 intervention group. After STZ-induced 2 weeks, NRG1 intervention daily for consec...