Synonyms:
Former/other names: Causalgia, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy RSD, Shoulder-hand syndrome, Sudeck’s atrophy, algoneurodystrophy
Types:
CRPS type I: occurs following soft tissue injury, formerly reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
CRPS type II: occurs following nerve injury, formerly causalgia
Clinical features:
Pain, allodynia, hyperalgesia after the injury
Oedema, skin blood flow changes, or abnormal sweat gland (sudomotor) activity
Exclusion of other conditions that would account for the degree of pain or dysfucntion