In severe cases, the physician might perform a local nerve block at the inguinal ligament, using a combination of local anaesthetic ( lidocaine ) and corticosteroids to provide relief that may last several weeks . neuralgic pain ( such as amitriptyline, carbamazepine or gabapentin ) may be tried,
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Seumas Milne of " The Guardian " criticized NATO's eastward expansion, and stated that " it is hardly surprising that Russia has acted to stop the more strategically sensitive and neuralgic Ukraine falling decisively into the western camp, especially given that Russia's only major warm-water naval base is in Crimea ".
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Pel also discovered what came to be called " Pel's crisis, " defined as " Ocular crises in tabes dorsalis, characterized by neuralgic paroxysmal pains affecting the eyes and the ophthalmic area ( s ) . " The term " Pel's crisis ", however, is no longer commonly used, in favor of " tabetic ocular crisis ".
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In 1912 while trying to rescue a prostitute she was severely beaten : " serious and permanent damage . . . a fracture of the alveolar process of the upper jaw bone which caused severe neurities [ sic ] with persistent neuralgic pain both day and night . . . likewise causing the loss of all the teeth of the upper jaw on one side of the face ."
