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ArticleJournal of pain research2014

5% lidocaine medicated plaster double effect in a case of orofacial localized neuropathic pain.

Roberto Casale, Yuriy Romanenko, Massimo Allegri

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Topical Treatments for Localized Neuropathic Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Roberto CasaleDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology and Pain Rehabilitation Unit, Foundation "Salvatore Maugeri", Research and Care Institute, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy ; EFIC Montescano Pain School, Montescano, Italy.
Yuriy RomanenkoEFIC Montescano Pain School, Montescano, Italy ; Department of Neurology, Lugansk City Hospital 4, Lugansk, Ukraine.
Massimo AllegriDepartment of Surgical Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy ; Pain Therapy Service, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Parma, University of Parma, Parma, Italy ; Study In Multidisciplinary Pain Research Group, Pavia, Italy.
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri · ITLuhansk State Medical University · UAUniversity of Parma · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Localized neuropathic pain (LNP) is a type of neuropathic pain that is characterized by "consistent and limited area(s) of maximum pain associated with negative or positive sensory signs and/or spontaneous symptoms characteristic of neuropathic pain". This definition encompasses a huge number of neuropathic orofacial pain syndromes. We present a case report of a patient who was affected with sleep apnea syndrome treated with nocturnal oxygen mask delivery, in whom orofacial LNP hampered the wearing of a mask due to unbearable burning and throbbing pain. The application of 5% lidocaine medicated plaster during the night led to an impressive reduction of both the pain level and the size of the painful area due to the plaster's pharmacological mechanisms, which were associated with a secondary benefit due to its mechanical protective action. This case report shows how these two factors could be of clinical value and have to be considered more systematically in the treatment of LNP in reducing pain and the size of the painful area.

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5% lidocaine medicated plasterlocalized neuropathic paintopical treatmenttrigeminal pain

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PMID25473307
PMCPMC4247146
OpenAlexW2022716625

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