Definition: 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)
coord IM with specific nerve (IM)
Other names Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II; Syndromes, Causalgia; Syndrome, Causalgia; Pain, Deafferentation; Causalgia Syndromes; Type II Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Deafferentation Pain; Causalgia Syndrome; CRPS Type II