Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1 – A Case Study
Dragica Vrabec-Matković
orcid.org/0000-0002-8484-7094
; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Vesna Budišin
orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-6191
; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Ivan Kudelić
; Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital Varaždin, Varaždin, Croatia
Sažetak
The complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a painful and disabling disorder that can affect one or more extremities. It consists of various symptoms including spontaneous pain, allodynia, hyperalgesia, edema, autonomic abnormalities and trophic signs. In CRPS type I (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), minor injuries or fractures of a limb often precede the onset of symptoms. We report on a CRPS type I case in a working female patient, including diagnostic findings (blood tests, radiological findings, bone scan, MRI, EMG and NCV studies) and multimodal treatment (invasive therapy, medication, physical and rehabilitation therapies, and psychological support) with satisfactory outcome. The need of multidisciplinary approach for early recognition, correct diagnostic management and multimodal treatment of this complex and often therapy-resistant chronic pain syndrome is emphasized. Such treatment reduces treatment duration and recovery time and improves the quality of life of CRPS patients.
Ključne riječi
pain; chronic disease; complex regional pain syndromes; multidisciplinary pain center; diagnosis; rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
79526
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2012.
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