1. An Excerpt On Causalgia Problems Dr. Scott Fried discusses this disorder along with the sympathetic nervous system. http://www.nervepain.com/excerpts/causalgia_problems.htm

Dr. Scott Fried Talks about... Causalgia Problems This excerpt is from "Light at the End of the Carpal Tunnel." Click Here To Learn More about Causalgia Problems Click here to email Dr. Fried for a personal consultation. "In further defining reflex sympathetic dystrophy, previously defined as casualgia problems, it is helpful to understand what I term sympathetic reactivity, a component of the reflex sympathetic dystrophy issue. You may call when you were in grade school your teacher described the "fight or flight" mechanism. Picture a scenario where you are walking down a dark street in a not-so-good neighborhood at about 1:00 A.M. You are lost and the area is poorly lit. As you pass by an alleyway someone jumps out in front of you. Your body prepares for either "fight" or "flight." Essentially your heart begins to beat faster and your blood vessels dilate to increase circulation to your arm and leg muscles. The nerves at the tips of your fingers and your arms actually became heightened in sensitivity for better tactile response. Your eyes become wide open with your pupils dilated to take in any activity and action that might occur. You may even begin to sweat at this point, and there is a significant surge in intensity of all of your senses.

2. Causalgia causalgia major involves peripheral nerve injury with electrical crosstalk (ephapse) causalgia minor involves the same principle as causalgia major, http://www.rsdrx.com/causalgia.htm

Neurological Associates Pain Management Center 1255 37th Street, Suite B Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Phone: 772-770-9339 Fax: 772-770-5660 H. Hooshmand, M.D. DIPLOMATE AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY BOARD CERTIFIED IN ELECTROENCEPHOLOGRAPHY BOARD CERTIFIED IN ELECTROMYOGRAPHY BOARD CERTIFIED IN AMERICAN BOARD OF ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE INTRACTABLE NEUROLOGY ( Epilepsy, Pain, MS) An International Referral Center dedicated to Treatment, Edu cation and Resea rch Number of Visitors CAUSALGIA From: Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Prevention and Management CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida H. Hooshmand, M.D. Causalgia " A syndrome of sustained burning pain after a traumatic nerve injury combined with vasomotor and sudomotor dysfunction and later trophic changes" Merskey Causalgias are divided into two forms: Causalgia major involves peripheral nerve injury with electrical "crosstalk" (ephapse) that causes severe hyperactivity of sympathetic system (hyperpathia, vasoconstriction, and movement disorder). The major form is severe, usually caused by injury with high velocity sharp objects (e.g., butcher's knife), vibratory component major trauma (e.g., bullet), or high-voltage nerve lesions (electrocution). Causalgia minor involves the same principle as causalgia major, but milder injury, e.g., injury to the dorsum of hand or foot, nerve root contusion, patient falling from a height on gluteal region resulting in "guillotine" effect, bruising of nerve root caught at the narrowed intervertebral foramen.

3. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Information Page National Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also called causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome) information page compiled by the National Institute http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

4. WebMD Health - 404 Error A brief description of this disorder. http://my.webmd.com/content/asset/miller_keane_6225

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5. Nat'l Academies Press, (NAS Colloquium) The Neurobiology Of Pain causalgia and Postsympathectomy Pain. S. Weir Mitchell (1) named a syndrome causalgia after its most prominent symptom, a burning pain referred http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

6. Pain: Clinical Updates - Dec 1993 - Causalgia causalgia combines the Greek terms for burning and pain sensations that, From the beginning, the risk of causalgia was noted to be greatest after http://www.iasp-pain.org/PCU93d.html

Volume I, Issue 4, December 1993 Causalgia: Sympathetically-Aggravated Chronic Pain from Damaged Nerves Chronic pain due to nerve injury is common, under-recognized, and one of the most challenging clinical pain problems. Often the patient has been told the problem is mental or psychological - particularly if no obvious physical signs suggest how intense and disabling the pain may be. Frequently, there is a history of one or more surgical interventions. An opioid analgesic may have been tried but may only "take the edge "Chronic pain due to nerve injury is common, under-recognized, and one of the most challenging clinical pain problems." off," leading the patient to seek higher doses and raising the stigma of addiction for both patient and physician. Patients may suffer for years without proper assessment, only to be confused and frustrated when the correct diagnosis is made and treatment options are described. What is causalgia?

7. British Medical Journal: Interrupting The Sympathetic Outflow In Causalgia And R An editorial from the British Midical Journal written by G.D. Schott. http://www.findarticles.com/m0999/n7134_v316/20440188/p1/article.jhtml

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8. Causalgia Education and Research causalgia From Chronic Pain Major causalgia and Motor Dysfunction http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Information Page: National Institute Of Neurologi Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also called causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome) information page compiled by the National Institute of http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy/reflex_sympathet

Accessible version Science for the Brain The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system More about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Studies with patients Research literature Press releases Search NINDS... (help) Contact Us My Privacy NINDS is part of the National Institutes of Health You are here: Home Disorders Complex Regional Pain Syndrome NINDS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Information Page Synonym(s): Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Causalgia Condensed from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Fact Sheet Get Web page suited for printing Email this to a friend or colleague Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome? Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? ... Additional resources from MEDLINEplus What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome? Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition. The key symptom of CRPS is continuous, intense pain out of proportion to the severity of the injury, which gets worse rather than better over time. CRPS most often affects one of the arms, legs, hands, or feet.

10. UCLA NEUROSURGERY | Pain Diseases & Disorders Details about causalgia, the causes, clinical findings, diagnosing and treatment. http://www.neurosurgery.medsch.ucla.edu/Diagnoses/Pain/PainDis_1.html

Causalgia PAIN DIAGNOSES INDEX What is causalgia? Causalgia is a rare syndrome that follows partial peripheral nerve injuries. It is characterized by a triad of burning pain, autonomic dysfunction and trophic changes. Severe cases are called major causalgia. Minor causalgia describes less severe forms, similar to reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). RSD has predominant muscular and joint symptoms, with osteoporosis being common on x-ray. What causes causalgia? Causalgia is caused by peripheral nerve injuries, usually brachial plexus injuries. Denervation causes hypersensitivity resulting in increased pain and increased norepinephrine release causes the sympathetic findings. What are the clinical findings? Pain: usually burning, and prominent in hand or foot. Onset in the majority is within 24 hours of injury. The median, ulnar and sciatic nerves are the most commonly involved. Almost any sensory stimulation worsens the pain. Vascular changes: Either increased blood by vasodilatation (warm and pink) or decreased blood by vasoconstriction (cold, mottled blue).

11. UCLA NEUROSURGERY Pain Diseases Disorders PAIN DISEASES DISORDERS causalgia PAIN DIAGNOSES INDEX PAIN DISEASES DISORDERS causalgia PAIN DIAGNOSES INDEX What is causalgia? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

12. Medical Dictionary: Causalgia - WrongDiagnosis.com Medical dictionary definition of causalgia as a medical term including diseases, symptoms, treatments, and other medical and health issues. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/causalgia.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Dictionary Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Causalgia Next chapters: Cautery CC CDC CDD ... Feedback Medical Dictionary: Causalgia Medical dictionaries: Medical dictionary Medical malpractice dictionary Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations Causalgia : Another name for Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (or close medical condition association). Causalgia : Causalgia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Blood vessel conditions Pain Chronic Pain Causalgia (medical condition): Local pain and hypersensitivity Causalgia : Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe burning pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, and extreme sensitivity to touch. The syndrome is a nerve disorder that occurs at the site of an injury (most often to the arms or legs). It occurs especially after injuries from high-velocity impacts such as those from bullets or shrapnel. However, it may occur without apparent injury. More information on medical condition: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome Introduction: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome Basic Summary for Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome Symptoms of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome Complications of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome

13. Interrupting The Sympathetic Outflow In Causalgia And Reflex Full text of the article, 'Interrupting the sympathetic outflow in causalgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy Editorial' from British Medical http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

14. Causalgia Definition - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medical Terms Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25013

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16. Phantom Limb And Causalgia: The Tragic Enigmas Phantom Limb and causalgia The Tragic Enigmas. Phantom limb pain and causalgia were two clinical pain syndromes that could not be explained in terms of http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed/his/painexhibit/panel4.htm

Relief of Pain and Suffering Phantom limb pain and causalgia were two clinical pain syndromes that could not be explained in terms of specific nerve pathways Amputees experienced phantom limbs: the distinct sensation that the missing arm or leg was still attached, often held in a distorted, intensely painful, position. Causalgia, first described by the American physician, Silas Weir Mitchell , was even more puzzling. After an injury had healed, the patient experienced intense, burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, but at a site some distance removed from the original wound. Both disorders sometimes persisted for years. Anesthesiologists used localized nerve blocks to relieve the pain and neurosurgeons developed techniques for severing the nerve pathways involved; but neither treatment was consistently successful. In the great wars, these relatively rare conditions afflicted many soldiers and baffled and disturbed their doctors: Mitchell in the American Civil War , the French surgeon in World War I , William Livingston in World War II . How could phantom limb and causalgia be explained in terms of the specific neural pathways that conducted pain sensation directly from the site of tissue damage?

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18. AllRefer Health - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Causalgia, CRPS, Reflex Sympat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (causalgia, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, RSDS, ShoulderHand Syndrome, Sudeck s Atrophy) information center http://health.allrefer.com/health/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Causalgia, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, RSDS, Shoulder-Hand Syndrome, Sudeck's Atrophy Definition Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain syndrome with two forms. CRPS 1 currently replaces the term "reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome". It is a chronic nerve disorder that occurs most often in the arms or legs after a minor or major injury. CRPS 1 is associated with severe pain; changes in the nails, bone, and skin; and an increased sensitivity to touch in the affected limb. CRPS 2 replaces the term causalgia, and results from an identified injury to the nerve.

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AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Complex Regional Pain Syndrome : Prevention of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis Complications Calling Your Health Care Provider ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Causalgia, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, RSDS, Shoulder-Hand Syndrome, Sudeck's Atrophy Prevention There is no known prevention at this time, but early treatment is key to limiting the progression of the disease. Previous Top Next Jump to another section Definition Prevention Treatment Prognosis Complications Calling Your Health Care Provider Review Date : 6/6/2002 Reviewed By : Alan Greene, MD, CMO, A.D.A.M.

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