 Causalgia
"Causalgia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D002422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.177.195.200 C10.668.829.250.200 C10.668.829.600.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Causalgia- Causalgia
- Type II Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- CRPS Type II
- Causalgia Syndrome
- Causalgia Syndromes
- Syndrome, Causalgia
- Syndromes, Causalgia
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II
- Deafferentation Pain
- Pain, Deafferentation
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Causalgia" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Causalgia" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Causalgia" by people in Profiles.
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Costigan M. Pain's peptide signature. Pain. 2012 Mar; 153(3):509-10.
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Jakubowicz B, Aner M. Complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2010 Jun; 24(2):160-1.
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Ishizuka K, Oaklander AL, Chiocca EA. A retrospective analysis of reasons for reoperation following initially successful peripheral nerve stimulation. J Neurosurg. 2007 Mar; 106(3):388-90.
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Lau FH, Chung KC. Silas Weir Mitchell, MD: the physician who discovered causalgia. J Hand Surg Am. 2004 Mar; 29(2):181-7.
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Jupiter JB, Seiler JG, Zienowicz R. Sympathetic maintained pain (causalgia) associated with a demonstrable peripheral-nerve lesion. Operative treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994 Sep; 76(9):1376-84.
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Conway SR, Warfield CA. Traumatic neuralgias. Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1986 Jul 15; 21(7):44A, 44F-44G.
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Warfield CA. The sympathetic dystrophies. Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1984 May; 19(5):52C-52J.
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