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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe pain following injury to bone and soft tissue. The International Association for the Study of Pain has divided CRPS into two types based on the presence of nerve lesion following the injury. Type I, also known as Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or algoneurodystrophy, does not have demonstrable nerve lesions, while type II, also known as causalgia, has evidence of obvious nerve lesions. The cause of these syndromes is currently unknown.
History and nomenclature
The condition currently known as CRPS was originally described by Weir Mitchell during the American Civil War, who named the condition causalgia. In the 1940s, the term reflex sympathetic dystrophy came into use to describe this condition, based on the theory that sympathetic hyperactivity was involved in the pathophysiology (Evans, 1946). Misuse of the terms, as well as doubts about the underlying pathophysiology, led to calls for better nomenclature. In 1993, a special consensus workshop held in Orlando, Florida provided the umbrella term, complex regional pain syndrome, with causalgia and RSD as its subtypes (see Stanton-Hicks et al, 1995).
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idkk, but remembering the meanings of hyperesthesia, hemiparesis, bradykinesia, and causalgia does not come easy.
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idkk, but remembering the meanings of hyperesthesia, hemiparesis, bradykinesia, and causalgia does not come easy.
Interrupting the Sympathetic Outflow in Causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - An editorial from the British Medical Journal written by G.D. Schott.
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MedlinePlus: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - Information, resources and links for disorder includes financial issues, clinical trials, overview, and organizations.
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - Condition commonly referred to as Causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome. Provides information, description, and resources.
Meta Description: [ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also called Causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome) information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). ]
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