Recommendations for the Management of CRPS The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain

Recommendations for the Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain* I. Pathophysiology, Prevalence and Symptoms

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), previously referred to as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, causalgia, algodystrophy, Sudeck’s atrophy and shoulder-hand syndrome, is an uncommon and poorly understood neuropathy that normally affects the limbs. CRPS is characterized by pain and altered sensation; motor dysfunction and soft tissue change; vasomotor and autonomic alterations; and psychosocial d...

Recommendations for the Management of Neuropathic Pain Associated With Peripheral Nerve Entrapment The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain

Recommendations for the Management of Central Post-stroke Pain The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain

The Multidisciplinary Panel on Neuropathic Pain Chen Phoon Ping, MBBS, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, FHKCA, FHKAM, Dip Pain Mgt; Josephine WY Ip, MBBS, MS, FRCS (Ed), FHKAM (Ortho), Dip Hand Surg (FESSH); Joseph MK Lam, MBChB, FRCS (Edin), FCSHK, FHKAM (Surg); Vincent Mok, MBBS, FHKAM (Med), FRCP (Edin), MD (CUHK); Tsoi Tak Hong, MBBS, MRCP, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glas), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med); Wong Chun Por, MBB...

Evidence based guidelines for complex regional pain syndrome type 1

BACKGROUND Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) is subject to discussion. The purpose of this study was to develop multidisciplinary guidelines for treatment of CRPS-I. METHOD A multidisciplinary task force graded literature evaluating treatment effects for CRPS-I according to their strength of evidence, published between 1980 to June 2005. Treatment recommendations bas...

Venipuncture-Induced Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Venipuncture, the most frequently performed invasive medical procedure, is usually benign. Generally it produces only transitory mild discomfort. Venipuncture-induced neuropathic pain is hard to recognize at an early stage. Medical literature reviews show that there is not adequate medical knowledge about this important subject. The inciting incident in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can...