Neuropathic pain is often associated with the sensation of burning, coldness, "pins and needles", numbness or itching. Conventional managements for nerve stumps have demonstrated limited efficacy.
The cochlear nerve, also known as part of the vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve, is a sensory nerve responsible for hearing. It travels from the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear, ...
or varicella-zoster virus (VZV), lays dormant in the nerve cells. It later reactivates to cause shingles. The first signs of shingles include skin sensitivity, itching, tingling, or pain.
Recently, evidence from experimental human pain research has indicated that in many of these patients pain processing in the central nervous system is abnormal and mimics that seen in neuropathic pain ...
The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates (provides nerve function to) the lacrimal gland, which produces tears. The ...