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From the Pain Management Clinic, Bristol Royal Infirmary, England.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Robert W. Johnson, Consultant Anaesthetist and Director, Pain Management Clinic, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, England.
Pain is the most common complication of herpes zoster, but much confusion and dissent exist regarding terminology.Established (chronic) herpetic pain is remarkably resistant to treatment, but its prevention is partly achievable. Prodromal and acute herpetic pain are predictors for chronic pain. If research programs and clinical management are to progress optimally, researchers and clinicians must agree on appropriate use of such terms as "zoster-associated pain'' and "postherpetic neuralgia.''
NEUROLOGY 1995;45(Suppl 8): S70-S72
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