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complex regional pain syndrome

Classification: 1) type 1: reflex sympathetic dystrophy - no observable nerve lesions 2) type 2: causalgia - observable nerve lesions Pathology: - dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system Clinical manifestations: - severe pain, swelling, & changes in the skin - often affects an arm or a leg - may spread to another part of the body

Specific

causalgia; complex regional pain syndrome type 2 complex regional pain syndrome type 1; reflex sympathetic dystrophy; RSD; hand shoulder syndrome; algodystrophy; algoneurodystrophy; Sudeck's atrophy; reflex neurovascular dystrophy

General

nociplastic pain syndrome

References

  1. Wikipedia: Complex regional pain syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_regional_pain_syndrome
  2. Bussa M et al. Complex regional pain syndrome type I: A comprehensive review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2015 Jul; 59:685. PMID: 25903457
  3. Freedman M et al. Complex regional pain syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2014 May; 25:291. PMID: 24787334
  4. NEJM Knowledge+ Question of the Week. Aug 11, 2020 https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/question-of-week/756/