Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for postherpetic neuralgia of supraorbital nerve -A case report-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment has an analgesic effect byneuromodulation of the central pain pathway without neural injury.
However, lack of knowledge regarding the exact mechanism onneuropathic pain makes the use of pulsed radiofrequency treatmentcontroversial. Here, we describe a case of satisfactory pain reliefafter ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment in a patientwith supraorbital herpetic pain refractory to medication. This caseindicates the potential of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequencytreatment in patients with postherpetic supraorbital neuralgia.

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