Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that is believed to be the result of dysfunction in the central or peripheral nervous systems. Typical features include dramatic changes in the color and temperature of the skin over the affected limb or body part, accompanied by intense burning pain, skin sensitivity, sweating, and swelling.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/reflex_sympathetic_
dystrophy/detail_reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm

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