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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 7/2012

Open Access 01-10-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Reply to letter to editor

Authors: Jennifer Sayanlar, Nilufer Guleyupoglu, Russell Portenoy, Sait Ashina

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 7/2012

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We appreciate Dr. Kapoor’s interest in our article on the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia with the capsaicin 8 % patch [1]. Postherpetic neuralgia can be very difficult to treat and the development of new therapies is needed, particularly given the potential for side effects from current systemic therapies [2]. Vitamin C has low side effect liability and has been found to favorably affect one type of neuropathic pain, reducing the risk of complex regional pain syndrome following the wrist fracture [3]. We agree that further investigation of this agent in other types of neuropathic pain, such as postherpetic neuralgia, is warranted. …
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Sayanlar J, Guleyupoglu N, Portenoy R, Ashina S (2012) Trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia responsive to treatment with capsaicin 8 % topical patch: a case report. J Headache Pain. doi:10.​1007/​s10194-012-0467-0PubMed
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Douglas MW, Johnson RW, Cunningham AL (2004) Tolerability of treatments for postherpetic neuralgia. Drug Saf 27:1217–1233, 15588117, 10.2165/00002018-200427150-00005, 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2MXhtVCmsLs%3DCrossRefPubMed
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Zollinger PE, Tuinebreijer WE, Breederveld RS, Kreis RW (2007) Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures? A randomized, controlled, multicenter dose-response study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1424–1431, 17606778, 10.2106/JBJS.F.01147, 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2szovFektg%3D%3DCrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Reply to letter to editor
Authors
Jennifer Sayanlar
Nilufer Guleyupoglu
Russell Portenoy
Sait Ashina
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 7/2012
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-012-0483-0

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