Postherpetic neuralgia Neuralgia is pain caused by damage to, or irritation of, a nerve. The pain usually occurs in brief bouts and may be severe. Some types of neuralgia are features of a specific disorder.
In migraines (there may be a form that consists of intense, radiating pain around one eye. Postherpetic neuralgia is a burning pain that may occur at the site of an attack of shingles (herpes zoster) for months or even years after the illness.
Other types of neuralgia result from disturbance of a particular nerve.
For example, in trigeminal neuralgia, pain affects one side of the face supplied by the trigeminal nerve.
Treatment for neuralgia is usually with medication, or sometimes surgery

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