Neuropathic Pain

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Optimizing Intrathecal Drug Therapy for Neuropathic Pain

When traditional oral analgesics no longer control pain, some physicians are turning to alternative drug delivery methods that provide pain relief while avoiding systemic adverse effects.

Normative Values Established for Anorectal Neuropathy Using Novel TAMS

This study provides normative values for the bilateral lumbar and sacral-anorectal MEPs in healthy subject with no age or gender influence on rectal or anal MEP latency.

Onabotulinumtoxin A Investigated in Patients With Neuropathic-Like Dry Eye Without Migraine

BoNT-A showed significant improvements in the frequency and severity of photophobia and eye discomfort.

Reviewing the Efficacy of Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain

There is limited evidence supporting the efficacy of cannabis for refractory chronic pain, including chronic neuropathic pain.

Investigational Treatment for Guillain-Barré Syndrome Gets Fast Track Status

The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to ANX005 for the treatment of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can lead to widespread peripheral nerve damage and paralysis.

High LDL-C Not Causally Linked to Risk for Retinopathy and Neuropathy

Investigators analyzed whether high LDL-C causally relates to risk for retinopathy, neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, and peripheral artery disease in the general population.

CB2 Receptor Agonist Effective for Neuropathic Pain in Preclinical Studies

CNTX-6016, a highly-selective cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonist, was found to provide adequate analgesia in preclinical models of neuropathic pain.

Benefit of Prompt Corticosteroid Use in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Neuropathy

Recognition of the wide phenotype spectrum in immune checkpoint inhibitor-related neuropathy and prompt management with corticosteroids may lead to favorable outcomes.

Pulsed Radiofrequency May Relieve Trigeminal Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain

Computed tomography-guided pulsed radiofrequency therapy may offer pain relief, improve quality of life, and reduce medication use in patients with trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia.

New Urgency for Treating Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis with Polyneuropathy

Hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis (hATTR) with polyneuropathy is a rare, progressive and fatal disease that has been challenging for neurologists to diagnose and manage, until now. Advances in genetic testing have yielded the development of a new generation of more efficient screenings that make early, accurate, and rapid diagnosis more accessible.