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三叉神经痛与带状疱疹后神经痛(trigeminalneuralgia&post-herpeticneuralgia,TN&PHN)第一页，共七十九页。Hereisapieceofarticleextractedfromhealth&diseaseinformationonJuly13,2006第二页，共七十九页。NeuralgiaNeuralgiaissharp,severe,shootingpainalonganerveorgroupofnerves.Thepainofneuralgiausuallycomesandgoes.Neuralgiacanaffectadultsofanyage,althoughsometypesaremorecommonaftermiddleage.Neuralgiaiscausedbyirritationordamagetoanerve,althoughthecauseoftheirritationisoftennotknown.Thetypeofneuralgiathatoccursdependsuponwhichnerveisaffectedandthereasonitisirritated.Irritationcanbecausedbyaninfection,suchastoothdecay,theherpeszostervirus(shingles),ornasalinfections;eyestrain;systemicdiseases;arthritis;exposuretocold;apinchednerve;injury;orevenpoordiet.第三页，共七十九页。DiagnosisTodiagnosisneuralgia,yourdoctorwilltakeacompletemedicalhistoryandperformaphysicalexamination.Heorshewillsuspectneuralgiabaseduponthelocationofyourpainanditscharacteristicsymptoms.Yourdoctorwilllookforanunderlyingcauseofyoursymptoms.Forexample,ifyouhavefacialpain,yourdoctorwillevaluateotherpossiblecausessuchasproblemswiththejaw,teeth,orsinuses.Heorshewillalsocheckwhetheratumororaneurysmisputtingpressureonanerve.第四页，共七十九页。TherapiesAntiseizuredrugs,suchascarbamazepineandphenytoin,areoftenusedtosuppresspainassociatedwithglossopharyngeal,trigeminal,andpostherpeticneuralgiasbecausetheyslowdownthenervesignalsatcertainnerveterminals.Postherpeticneuralgiacanalsobetreatedwithantidepressants,topicalpainrelievers,transcutaneouselectricalnervestimulation(TENS),oradrugcalledcapsaicin.Insomecases,thenervecanbedeadenedwithgammarays,radiofrequencywaves,orglycerolinjections.Thenervecanalsobecutorpermanentlydestroyed.Ifneuralgiaiscausedbyanarteryortumorcompressingthenerve,orapinchednerve,surgerymaybeneededtofreethenerve.AlternativetreatmentsincludeB-complexvitamintherapy,acupuncture,andherbalremediesthathavebeenfoundtohaveanti-inflammatoryeffects.第五页，共七十九页。Self-caretipsAlthoughthereisnowayt...