Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Herpes Zoster Neuralgia.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of high-voltage pulsed radiofrequency in comparison with standard-voltage pulsed radiofrequency for the treatment of elderly patients with acute herpes zoster neuralgia. ⋯ For the treatment of elderly patients with acute herpes zoster neuralgia, when compared with the standard-voltage pulsed radiofrequency, the high-voltage pulsed radiofrequency can rapidly and steadily reduce the pain degree, improve the sleep quality, reduce the doses of anticonvulsants and analgesics, and decrease the incidence of clinically meaningful postherpetic neuralgia.