Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: Correlating changes in bone scan and thermography with pain after sympathetic blockade
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Pain measurement in reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome.
The reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) consists of a triad of pain, edema and sympathetic dysfunction of an extremity following trauma, peripheral nerve injury or central nervous system disorder. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is a difficult and costly pain syndrome to treat. One of the difficulties in evaluating treatment efficacy is the objectification and quantification of p...
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The management of CRPS can be approached using objective criteria in a logical and systematic fashion. Frustration during treatment is common because: (1) the pathophysiology of CRPS is incompletely understood, (2) there is significant variation in presentation due to disparate premorbid anatomy and physiology, and (3) the natural history may be affected by incomplete treatment. Therapeutic eff...
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OBJECTIVE The description of three cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. DESIGN Retrospective clinical observations. SETTING Gòtic basic Health Area, Barcelona. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS Two women and a man (aged 75, 65 and 56) with mechanical pain and inflammation in the extremities. Two of the cases had a case history of trauma. Radiological signs of mottled osteoporosis were obs...
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is a devastating disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat. Presented here is a review of the literature explaining its clinical and radiographic findings, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
متن کامل[Reflex sympathetic dystrophy].
OBJECTIVE To describe eight patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in terms of clinical and laboratory characteristics and treatment. DESCRIPTION Eight children (four girls) with reflex sympathetic dystrophy were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy was based on the presence of pain in the distal extremities, local edema, vasomotor instability and impair...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90856-7