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MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN ABSTRACTS: 28
. Neurology (28)
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-7085.2004.4007_28.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complex regional pain syndrome , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , reflex , paresis , neurology , pathophysiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , dystrophy , physical therapy , disease , surgery , pathology , psychiatry
CRPS I (formerly called reflex sympathetic dystrophy) is a syndrome with pain and signs of autonomic dysfunction after trauma or immobilization; the pathophysiologic mechanisms of CRPS I, however, remain unknown. The authors presented a case of CRPS I associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Along with the motor paresis due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pain, swelling, and signs of autonomic disturbance occurred. This case supports the hypothesis that immobilization is one of the major contributing factors for CRPS I.