Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia, poses a challenge to treating clinicians. Multiple pain pathways are thought to be involved in driving…
Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome is a syndrome that can present in a variety of ways. It is characterized by pain and can also be threatening to both quality of…
Abstract Background : Neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome are complex responses of the nervous system. The interaction of nociceptive neuropathic input with learned stress responses, beliefs, expectations, and…
Abstract The diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome is based on clinical criteria; however, several diagnostic tests may be useful in supporting the diagnosis. Keywords Bone scan, Electromyography, Sweat testing,…
Abstract Over the past several decades, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has gone through an evolution of its diagnostic criteria. The disorder was initially known as causalgia, then reflex sympathetic…
Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a complex neuropathic pain syndrome. It is a challenging clinical entity, and the name for this illness as well as the classification system…
Abstract Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, whereas nociception includes the neural processes underlying that experience. Nociception begins as transduction in the periphery and concludes with activation of…
Indications • Intramedullary spinal cord lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the setting of neurologic symptoms (pain, sensory disturbances, motor weakness, nonspecific complaints) • Intramedullary spinal cord lesion on…
Indications • Intradural meningioma causing pain or neurologic deficits • Intradural meningioma causing mass effect on the spinal cord or associated nerve roots in the absence of clinical symptoms; surgery…
Indications • An intradural extramedullary lesion causing neurologic symptoms, including weakness, sensory deficits, or pain, is an indication for surgery. Early and aggressive surgical resection, with the aim of gross…
