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Mechanisms and Role of Peripheral Blood Flow Dysregulation in Pain Sensation and Edema in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

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Abstract

The term “reflex sympathetic dystrophy” (RSD) is used to denote a number of various diseases affecting the extremities such as Sudeck’s atrophy, causalgia, shoulder-hand syndrome, and algodystrophy (11,16,18,25,41). As evidenced in these presentations, there have so far been no generally accepted theories explaining the basic pathophysiological mechanisms of RSD.

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  1. Klinik für Anesthesiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

    Michael Stanton-Hicks M.D. (Professor, Oberarzt für Schmerz und Forschung) (Professor, Oberarzt für Schmerz und Forschung)

  2. Physiologisches Institut, Christian Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany

    Wilfrid Jänig Ph.D. (Professor und Leiter) (Professor und Leiter)

  3. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Aukland, New Zealand

    Robert A. Boas M.D. (Assoc. Professor) (Assoc. Professor)

  4. University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, WA, USA

    Robert A. Boas M.D. (Assoc. Professor) (Assoc. Professor)

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Blumberg, H., Griesser, H.J., Hornyak, M.E. (1990). Mechanisms and Role of Peripheral Blood Flow Dysregulation in Pain Sensation and Edema in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. In: Stanton-Hicks, M., Jänig, W., Boas, R.A. (eds) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Current Management of Pain, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0685-6_10

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