Examples of neuralgia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The risk of complicated shingles continues to increase with older age, meaning that older people are more likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia, which is a terrible and life-altering pain syndrome that may develop after a case of shingles. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2021 Unfortunately, postherpetic neuralgia can last a very long time -- for people over 65 with persistent, active PHN, the average duration of symptoms was about three and a half years. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2021 Trigeminal neuralgia is a pain syndrome involving the trigeminal nerve, which provides the sensation to the face in three bands, called divisions of the nerve: the eye and scalp, upper jaw and nose, and lower jaw and ear. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2021 This long-lasting pain is called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). — Julie Washington, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2019 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 On June 5, Gievers lifted the stay, saying Jordan and Diana Dodson, a plaintiff who has neuralgia associated with HIV, would suffer without having access to smokable marijuana. — Dara Kam, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018 On June 5, Gievers lifted the stay, saying Jordan and Diana Dodson, a plaintiff who has neuralgia associated with HIV, would suffer without having access to smokable marijuana. — Dara Kam, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 July 2018 Postherpetic neuralgia, the most common shingles complication, causes persistent pain even after the rash disappears. — Health.com, 1 May 2017 See More

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