ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the treatment effect of flupirtine maleate on postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia and the subsequent effects on patient quality of life.Methods Forty patients with postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia were selected at our hospital from December 2015 to December 2016,and they were randomized and divided into a control group and an observation group.Patients in the control group were treated with gabapentin and oxycodone-acetaminophen,and the patients in the observation group were treated with flupirtine maleate on the basis of the control group.Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores,quality of life scores (SF-36 scale),and clinical effective rate were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results There was a significant decrease (P ＜ 0.05) in the VAS scores of the two groups after treatment when compared to those before treatment.The VAS score of the patients in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the patients in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The scores for each dimension in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion When combined with the basic conventional treatment,flupirtine maleate can effectively improve the treatment effects in postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia and effectively relieve pain,thereby improving the quality of life.