Peer-Reviewed Research Articles

Vitamin C

  • Byun SH, Jean Y Administration of Vitamin C in a Patient with Herpes Zoster - A case report - Korean J Pain 2011 Jun;24(2):108-11. doi: 10.3344/kjp.2011.24.2.108. Epub 2011 Jun 3.

  • Chen JY et al Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia with intravenous administration of vitamin C Anesth Analg 2006; 103; 1616-7

  • Chen JY et al Plasma vitamin C is lower in postherpetic neuralgia patients and administration of vitamin C reduces spontaneous paiun but not brush-evoked pain. Clin J Pain 2009; 25: 562-9

  • Schencking M et al Intravenous administration of Vitamin C in the treatment of herpetic neuralgia: two case reporst. Med Sci Monit 2010: 16: CS58-61

  • Besse JL et al Effect of vitamin C on prevention of complex regional pain syndrome type I in foot and ankle surgery. Foot Ankle Surg 2009: 15: 179-82

  • Rice ME. Ascorbate regulation and its neuroprotective role in the brain Trends Neurosci 2000: 23: 209-16

  • Carr AC, Vissers MC, Cook JS. The effect of intravenous vitamin C on cancer- and chemotherapy-related fatigue and quality of life. Front Oncol. 2014 Oct 16;4:283. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00283. eCollection 2014. Review.

  • Wilson MK, Baguley BC, Wall C, Jameson MB, Findlay MP. Review of high-dose intravenous vitamin C as an anticancer agent. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar;10(1):22-37. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12173. Review.  

  • Hoffer LJ, Levine M, Assouline S et al. Phase I clinical trial of i.v. ascorbic acid in advanced malignancy. Ann Oncol 2008; 19 (11): 1969–7