Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): clinical features. Acutely painful, red, and swollen limb, Allodynia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pain features
- Acutely painful, red, and swollen limb
- Allodynia
- Hyperpathia
- Proximal but not distal spread of symptoms
Motor features
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Movement disorders
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Autonomic features
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Other features
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Co-morbidities
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Differential diagnosis
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References
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- Peterlin BL, Rosso AL, Nair S, Young WB, Schwartzman RJ. Migraine may be a risk factor for the development of complex regional pain syndrome. Cephalalgia 2010; 30:214-223.
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