Der Nervenarzt
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Controlled Clinical Trial
[Lidocaine patch for therapy of neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain. A clinical case series of 87 patients].
Topical lidocaine patches (LP) reduce pain in postherpetic neuralgia and other forms of focal neuropathy. The aim of this study was to determine clinical predictors of therapeutic success. ⋯ In the presence of allodynia, in especially of neuropathic origin, LP seems to be an effective and save option for add-on therapy, this being independent from pain localization and age. Gender specific effects however need more systematic investigation.