Study Links Herpes With Widespread Neuropathic Pain Reactivation of genital herpes is linked in some cases with the emergence of widespread neuropathic pain, according to a Finnish study reported in The Journal of Pain. In the clinic at the University of Helsinki, 17 patients were examined who presented widespread chronic pain with no visible lesions in brain magnetic imaging. Because the majority had herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, the researchers studied a possible association between herpes and neuropathic pain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFirst U.S. Patient Undergoes Non-Invasive Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound Procedure To Relieve Pain From Bone Metastases InSightec Ltd. announced that the first U.S. patient has been treated in the company's pivotal trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the non-invasive, radiation-free ExAblate(R) Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system as a pain relieving treatment for patients with bone metastases who have failed an initial round of palliative radiation.
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