Abstract：
:Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most common neurological complications of HIV infection with a 30-60% lifetime prevalence. Newer HIV drugs cause less peripheral neuropathy, but patients are now living long enough to develop concomitant diabetes-related, vascular-related, and chemotherapy-related neuropathy so it continues as a major debilitating issue. Recent national CDC guidelines have stressed the importance of non-opioid therapies, especially in this population that may have had drug abuse problems. We treated a 52-year-old man who had severe disabling classic peripheral neuropathy since 1998 with Scrambler Therapy (Calmare), an FDA-cleared peripheral non-invasive neuromodulation device. His pain rapidly improved, as did his motor and sensory function, with just four 45-min treatments, and he was able to come off opioids for the first time in years. When his pain returned six months later, only two treatments were needed to resolve it. This represents the first published use of this novel, inexpensive, and non-invasive pain modality in HIV peripheral neuropathy, and should engender further trials.
journal_name
Int J STD AIDSjournal_title
International journal of STD & AIDSauthors
Smith TJ,Auwaerter P,Knowlton A,Saylor D,McArthur Jdoi
10.1177/0956462416656688subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
202-204issue
2eissn
0956-4624issn
1758-1052pii
0956462416656688journal_volume
28pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:This paper describes the effect of HIV prevention intervention among female sex workers in Delhi. Over a 2-year period we found a marked increase in condom use with little increase in HIV seroprevalence. The prevalence of HIV infection did not increase during the study period (1 positive among 701 in 1988 vs 1 positiv...
journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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doi：10.1177/095646249400500113
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1177/0956462416646688
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS
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