Treatment of chronic pain syndromes with transcutaneous iontophoresis of vinca alkaloids, with special regard to post-herpetic neuralgia.
Successful treatment of 35 post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) patients by means of transcutaneous iontophoresis of Vincristine is reported. This technique, based on transganglionic regulation--a novel neurobiological principle discovered by Csillik and Knyihár-Csillik-, alleviated pain in both fresh and inveterated PHN cases. Statistical analysis of the results excludes a placebo-like action.
Tajti
J
J
Department of Clinical Neurology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary.
Somogyi
I
I
Szilárd
J
J
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007478:Iontophoresis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014750:Vincristine