The NIH Shingles Prevention Study estimates that herpes zoster affects between 600,000 and 1,000,000 Americans each year. [32] ...

Most human herpesviruses are neurotropic and have the capability to cause serious acute and chronic neurological diseases of the nervous system. In this article, Gilden et al. review current ...

Recently, on a TV show, Salman Khan opened up about suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia, also known as 'Suicide Disease'. Let us get deep dive into the details of this neurological condition.

Trigeminal Neuralgia: For One Nerve a Multitude of Treatments William P Cheshire Disclosures Expert Rev Neurother. 2007;7 (11):1565-1579. 0 Clinical Diagnosis ...

Qutenza (capsaicin) is a prescription patch that treats nerve pain from shingles or diabetes in adults. Learn about its side effects, dosage, and more.

And if you’re 50 or older, make sure to get Shingrix, the two-dose shingles vaccine. Shingles can cause a painful condition ...

Shingles can cause a painful condition called postherpetic neuralgia, which has symptoms similar to neuropathy, Feldman says. Shingrix has been found to be more than 90 percent effective at ...

Trigeminal neuralgia most frequently affects people older than 50, and the condition is more common in women than men. Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common cause of facial pain and is diagnosed in ...

Neuropathic pain is caused by disorders of, or damage to, the nervous system. The affected nerves can induce the sensation of pain in the brain. Neuropathic pain is often associated with the ...

When the virus travels along the trigeminal nerve, which is one of the cranial nerves, it can lead to an outbreak on the scalp. Anyone who has ever had chickenpox is at risk of shingles later in life, ...

Reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) is not uncommon in older patients, particularly in cases of chronic autoimmune disorders and in patients taking immunosuppressant drugs. We present a case ...