Jul 1, 2016 · First, it presents complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) as a potential differential diagnosis in cases of facial pain. Second, it describes the successful adaption of contemporary management approaches for distal-extremity CRPS to treat people with CRPS of the facial region.

Historically, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has been referred to by many names, with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and Causalgia the best known. Both terms are sometimes still used inappropriately, and there are no validated diagnostic criteria for either.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a neurological condition that causes pain and other symptoms in your extremities — most commonly your hand. There are several treatment options for CRPS. The sooner you receive a diagnosis and …

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic disease that affects a limb following an injury or trauma. The CRPS associated with symptoms, including severe pain, swelling, as well as changes in skin color and temperature.

We describe a 13-year-old girl with CRPS involving the face, which developed after being struck by a snowball. The clinical characteristics were similar to those of CRPS elsewhere in the body involving burning pain, hyperalgesia, and hyperesthesia.

Aug 16, 2024 · Although complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can occur anywhere in the body, it usually affects a person’s arm, leg, hand, or foot. CRPS is usually triggered by trauma or injury to the affected limb or other body part. There are several subtypes of CRPS.

This article reviews the features of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), including its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. CRPS is a pathology that has been described as occurring almost always in a limb, but this review provides a focus on the literature reporting cases in which the face, …

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition typically characterized by regionally distributed autonomic dysfunction, changes in sympathetic and vasomotor activity, and aberrations in sensation [1].

CRPS is characterised by persistent burning pain, which is either spontaneous or exacerbated by mechanical or thermal stimuli and can vary in intensity. It presents with signs or symptoms of up to 4 different groups.

CRPS typically develops four to six weeks after direct trauma, such as an injury or surgery, and causes pain that is out of proportion to the inciting injury. It is associated with multiple...