Vascular abnormalities in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS I): mechanisms and diagnostic value
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Vascular abnormalities in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS I): mechanisms and diagnostic value.
Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I, formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy) is a painful neuropathic disorder that develops after trauma affecting the limbs without overt nerve injury. Clinical features are spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia, impairment of motor function, swelling, changes in sweating, and vascular abnormalities. In this study, the pathophysiological mechanisms o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1460-2156,0006-8950
DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.3.587