"Neuralgia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Intense or aching pain that occurs along the course or distribution of a peripheral or cranial nerve.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D009437 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.668.829.600 C23.888.592.612.664 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | NeuralgiaNeuralgiaNeuralgiasNeuropathic PainNeuropathic PainsPain, NeuropathicPains, NeuropathicNeurodyniaNeurodynias
 Neuralgia, AtypicalNeuralgia, AtypicalAtypical NeuralgiaAtypical NeuralgiasNeuralgias, Atypical
 Neuralgia, Iliohypogastric NerveNeuralgia, Iliohypogastric NerveIliohypogastric Nerve NeuralgiaIliohypogastric Nerve NeuralgiasNerve Neuralgia, IliohypogastricNerve Neuralgias, IliohypogastricNeuralgias, Iliohypogastric Nerve
 Paroxysmal Nerve PainParoxysmal Nerve PainNerve Pain, ParoxysmalNerve Pains, ParoxysmalPain, Paroxysmal NervePains, Paroxysmal NerveParoxysmal Nerve Pains
 Neuralgia, PerinealNeuralgia, PerinealNeuralgias, PerinealPerineal NeuralgiaPerineal Neuralgias
 Neuralgia, StumpNeuralgia, StumpNeuralgias, StumpStump NeuralgiaStump Neuralgias
 Neuralgia, SupraorbitalNeuralgia, SupraorbitalNeuralgias, SupraorbitalSupraorbital NeuralgiaSupraorbital Neuralgias
 Neuralgia, VidianNeuralgia, VidianNeuralgias, VidianVidian NeuralgiaVidian Neuralgias
 Nerve PainNerve PainNerve PainsPain, NervePains, Nerve
 Neuralgia, IlioinguinalNeuralgia, IlioinguinalIlioinguinal NeuralgiaIlioinguinal NeuralgiasNeuralgias, Ilioinguinal
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuralgia" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Patient reported outcomes for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Diabetes Complications. 2015 Nov-Dec; 29(8):1112-8. 
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								Complications of herpes zoster in cancer patients. Scand J Infect Dis. 2014 Jul; 46(7):528-32.