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... > Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
... > Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Sensation > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Pain > Neuralgia > Causalgia
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Neuralgia > Causalgia
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Complex Regional Pain Syndromes > Causalgia
Nervous System Diseases > Autonomic Nervous System Diseases > Complex Regional Pain Syndromes > Causalgia

Preferred term

Causalgia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Causalgia Syndrome
  • Causalgia Syndromes
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II
  • CRPS Type II
  • Deafferentation Pain
  • Pain, Deafferentation
  • Syndrome, Causalgia
  • Syndromes, Causalgia
  • Type II Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Note

  • coord IM with specific nerve (IM)

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1991(1971); was see under NEURALGIA 1971-1990

In other languages

  • kausalgia

    Finnish

  • causalgia
  • CRPS tyyppi 2
  • kausalgi
  • polttava särky
  • Kausalgi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002422

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