A complex regional pain syndrome characterized by burning pain and marked sensitivity to touch (HYPERESTHESIA) in the distribution of an injured peripheral nerve. Autonomic dysfunction in the form of sudomotor (i.e., sympathetic innervation to sweat glands), vasomotor, and trophic skin changes may also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1359)
    

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On the pathogenesis of causalgia in peripheral nerve injuries / by P.W. Nathan.

Pain mechanisms : a physiologic interpretation of causalgia and its related states / by W.K. Livingston.

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On the pathogenesis of causalgia in peripheral nerve injuries / by P.W. Nathan.

Pain mechanisms : a physiologic interpretation of causalgia and its related states / by W.K. Livingston.

Pain mechanisms : a physiologic interpretation of causalgia and its related states / by W.K. Livingston.