Interaction of hyperalgesia and sensory loss in complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I).

BACKGROUND: Sensory abnormalities are a key feature of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). In order to characterise these changes in patients suffering from acute or chronic CRPS I, we used Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) in comparison to an age and gender matched control group. METHODS: 61 pa...

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Main Authors: Volker Huge, Meike Lauchart, Stefanie Förderreuther, Wibke Kaufhold, Michael Valet, Shahnaz Christina Azad, Antje Beyer, Walter Magerl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2453233?pdf=render