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Gary J Bennett, C Peter N Watson, "Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Past, Present and Future", Pain Research and Management, vol. 14, Article ID 380384, 8 pages, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/380384
Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Past, Present and Future
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The history behind the current understanding of the varicella-zoster virus and its relationship to the pain conditions caused by shingles and postherpetic neuralgia are reviewed. The framework for the current conceptualization is Hope-Simpson’s latency hypothesis. Data from recent work in virology, neuroanatomy and epidemiology are reviewed, as is work using varicella-zoster virus-infected animals. The recent data largely confirm Hope-Simpson’s hypothesis and extend it significantly.
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Copyright © 2009 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
