How to Use neuralgia in a Sentence
neuralgia
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That nerve pain, known as post-herpetic neuralgia, is felt in areas where the shingles rash occurred and can last for months and even years.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
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Those overhauls still induce fits of neuralgia among SPD leaders who believe the reform costs the party votes and ought to be scrapped.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018
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Zostavax, the current shingles vaccine, reduces the risk of the disease in adults over 60 by half, and the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia by two-thirds.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2016
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The risk of postherpetic neuralgia, a painful complication of shingles, is reduced by 67%.
—Health.com, 1 May 2017
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This long-lasting pain is called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2019
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The cause was complications of postherpetic neuralgia, his daughter Meme Rhee said.
—New York Times, 6 May 2018
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Between 10% and 18% of patients will experience a complication known as postherpetic neuralgia, which causes pain and lasts from three months up to several years, once the shingles rash is gone.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 25 Oct. 2017
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There’s also a chance that shingles patients can develop lingering nerve pain known as postherpetic neuralgia, Dr. Adalja says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 July 2017
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Much of the book details Andrew’s hellish 10-year struggle with trigeminal neuralgia, an entangled facial nerve that causes excruciating pain.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 May 2017
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Studies presented to the committee show that Zostavax is 51% effective against shingles and 67% effective against postherpetic neuralgia.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 25 Oct. 2017
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Postherpetic neuralgia, the most common shingles complication, causes persistent pain even after the rash disappears.
—Health.com, 1 May 2017
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Antidepressants – Drugs like amitriptyline may be prescribed to shingles patients to alleviate postherpetic neuralgia.
—Health.com, 1 May 2017
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People suffering from three medical conditions — hydrocephalus, migraines and trigeminal neuralgia — may be able to use medical marijuana under a plan expected to win approval from the Department of Consumer Protection.
—Dylan McGuinness, courant.com, 9 June 2017
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