Infusion Therapy in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain.

Neuropathic pain is a prevalent and burdensome condition. While oral medical therapies are the first-line treatment for refractory neuropathic pain, in some cases, infusion therapy may be employed. This article is a systematic review of recent publications regarding epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic advancements in the treatment of neuropathic pain using intravenous infusion therapy. Special consideration will be given to relevant and practically used agents and available information on outcomes. Individuals with neuropathic pain from various etiologies (e.g. trigeminal neuralgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy) often find short-term relief from infusion therapies. However, it is difficult to generalize the findings of these studies to form a standard treatment regimen. The purpose of this paper is to provide clinicians an up-to-date summary of recent literature regarding several infusion therapies in treating neuropathic pain. © 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Preston R McMullin, Alexander Thomas Hynes, Mohammed Ahnaf Arefin, Moawiz Saeed, Sarvani Gandhavadi, Nuha Arefin, Maxim S Eckmann. Infusion Therapy in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Current pain and headache reports. 2022 Sep;26(9):693-699

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PMID: 35794449

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