Hope-Simpson R E
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1975 Aug;25(157):571-5.
Postherpetic neuralgia was studied in a general-practice population (3,600-3,800) for 26 years, 1947-1972. Postherpetic neuralgia followed 46 (14.3 per cent) of the 321 cases of zoster. No neuralgia occurred after zoster in those under 30 years old. The incidence was strongly associated with age, the highest, 34.4 per cent of the zosters, being in people over 80 years old.Women, especially between 50 and 69 years old, suffered more zoster than men, and women with zoster suffered more postherpetic neuralgia.The incidence of neuralgia was not affected by the anatomical location of the zoster. The duration of neuralgia was unrelated to the age of the patient. Cranial neuralgias lasted much longer on average than neuralgia in other sites. Lumbar and sacral neuralgia were short-lived.
1947年至1972年期间，在一个约有3600 - 3800人的普通门诊人群中对带状疱疹后神经痛进行了长达26年的研究。在321例带状疱疹病例中，有46例（占14.3%）出现了带状疱疹后神经痛。30岁以下的带状疱疹患者未出现神经痛。发病率与年龄密切相关，80岁以上人群的发病率最高，占带状疱疹患者的34.4%。女性，尤其是50至69岁之间的女性，患带状疱疹的人数比男性多，且患带状疱疹的女性发生带状疱疹后神经痛的情况更多。神经痛的发病率不受带状疱疹解剖位置的影响。神经痛的持续时间与患者年龄无关。颅神经痛的平均持续时间比其他部位的神经痛长得多。腰骶部神经痛持续时间较短。
