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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

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Abstract

Complex regional pain syndrome is a neuropathic condition, characterized by pain that is out of proportion to the original injury along with features of allodynia, vasomotor and sudomotor changes, and decreased range of motion of the affected limb. It is a difficult to treat entity with a still unclear pathophysiology. It is important for physicians to recognize, understand, and learn what evidence-based options are available to treat and manage this unique pain condition.

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Abbreviations

ANA:

Antinuclear Antibodies

CBT:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CRP:

Creactive protein

CRPS:

Complex regional pain syndrome

CT:

Computed tomography

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

ECT:

Electroconvulsive therapy

EMG:

Electromyography

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

HbA1c:

Hemoglobin A1c

IV:

Intravenous

IVIG:

Intravenous immunoglobulin

MMT:

Manual muscle testing

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

NMDA:

N-methyl-d-aspartate

PVD:

Peripheral vascular disease

RCT:

Randomized controlled trial

ROM:

Range of motion

RSD:

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

SNRI:

Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

SNS:

Sympathetic nervous system

TENS:

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

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  1. Department of Physiatry, Hospital for Special Surgery, 429 East 75th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Richard G. Chang M.D., M.P.H.

  2. Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Houman Danesh M.D.

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Chang, R.G., Danesh, H. (2015). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_24

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