Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

ISSN for PRINT: 0896-2960

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2002, Volume14

Issue 3&4

104 pages

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Alex Moroz, M.D.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, 400 E. 34th Street, Room 228, New York, NY 10016

Alex Leali, M.D.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York University Medical Center

Mathew Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Angela Liu
New York University School of Medicine

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (chronic regional pain syndrome [CRPS], type 1) is a syndrome that usually develops after an initiating noxious event, is not limited to the distribution of a single peripheral nerve, and is apparently disproportionate to the inciting event. It is associated at some point with evidence of edema, changes in skin blood flow, abnormal sudomotor activity in the region of the pain, or allodynia or hyperalgesia. Following a historical review as it relates to evolving theories of etiology and pathogenesis of CRPS, this article reviews evidencebased knowledge that is currently available regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes after CRPS.

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