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Rick N Sex: M Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 23 yrs Mentor Type: Primary Progressive Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate Rick N First Symptom: 09/88 Dx: 06/96
slowrambler Sex: M Data Quality: 1 star MS: 36 yrs Type: Secondary Progressive Sensation: Severe Overall: Mild Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: severe slowrambler First Symptom: 07/75 Dx: 09/75
sewjazzy1 Sex: F Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 22 yrs Type: Relapsing-Remitting Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate sewjazzy1 First Symptom: 02/90 Dx: 12/08

Nerve pain (neuralgia) Report

Nerve pain, also called neuropathic pain or neuralgia, follows the paths of specific nerves. Causes of nerve pain can vary greatly, however, injuries, nerve degeneration, inflammation, compression, and many diseases including diabetes and many types of arthritis, can lead to nerve pain.

What we've learned from patients who report Nerve pain (neuralgia)

Symptom severities

Severe	243
Moderate	348
Mild	181
None	85

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Nerve pain (neuralgia)

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What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Nerve pain (neuralgia)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Gabapentin	445
Lyrica	369
Neurontin	349
Cymbalta	214
Amitriptyline	105
Pregabalin	66
MRI Brain	52
Duloxetine	41
Nortriptyline	31
Topamax	30
Solu-Medrol Infusion	27
Elavil	24
MRI Cervical Spine	21
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	15
Topiramate	14
Nerve Conduction Velocity NCV	14
Tegretol	12
Electroencephalogram EEG	12
Lidocaine Transdermal	11
Effexor XR	11
Desipramine	10
Tysabri	9
Percocet 5/325	8
Ibuprofen	8
Prednisone	7
Avoid Cold Temperatures	7
Lumbar Puncture	7
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)	6
Dalfampridine (4-AP extended release)	6
Oxycodone	6

Report created on May 27, 2012.

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