Pulsed Radiofrequency to the Dorsal Root Ganglion in Postherpetic Neuralgia - Radiofrequenza pulsata al ganglio della radice dorsale nella nevralgia posterpetica
Antonino Genovese,
Maria De Florio,
Luigi Cardia,
Giovanni De Salvo,
Cristiana Giacoppo,
Epifanio Mondello
Affiliations
Antonino Genovese
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit ASP Messina, Patti, Italy
Maria De Florio
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit ASP Messina, Patti, Italy
Luigi Cardia
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit Messina University, Italy
Giovanni De Salvo
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit Messina University, Italy
Cristiana Giacoppo
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit Messina University, Italy
Epifanio Mondello
Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit Messina University, Italy
Herpes Zoster is an infectious disease caused by the reactivation of the latent varicella-Zoster virus. Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes Zoster and can impair the quality of life due to severe pain symptoms. Post-herpetic neuralgia is difficult to treat and over 50 percent of patients fail to achieve satisfactory pain relief. The authors present a clinical case involving a 74-year-old patient suffering from Post-herpetic neuralgia; this study reveals that dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency was effective in treating Post-herpetic neuralgia.
