complex regional pain syndrome
noun
: a condition of chronic, severe, often burning pain usually of part or all of one or more extremities that typically occurs following an injury, that is often accompanied by swelling, skin discoloration, allodynia, abnormal sweating, and impaired motor function in the affected area, and that is of unknown pathogenesis
—abbreviation CRPS
see causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy
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On a 50-point scale, complex regional pain syndrome is said to register at about a 42, higher than pregnancy and double the pain of a toothache.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Nearly three months after the injury, Scipione was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, court documents say.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
When Maya, who was diagnosed with a rare medical condition called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), was 10 years old in 2016, she was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHAC) in St. Petersburg for severe pain.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023
Jack and Beata Kowalski's daughter, Maya, now 17, suffered from severe pains that the family was told were due to a rare neurological condition, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Nearly three months after the injury, Scipione was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, court documents say.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
When Maya, who was diagnosed with a rare medical condition called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), was 10 years old in 2016, she was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHAC) in St. Petersburg for severe pain.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023
Jack and Beata Kowalski's daughter, Maya, now 17, suffered from severe pains that the family was told were due to a rare neurological condition, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
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