From: Complex regional pain syndrome: diagnostic challenges and favorable response to prednisolone
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Continuing pain, which is disproportionate to any inciting event | Must report at least one symptom in three of the four categories | Must display at least one sign at time of evaluation in two or more of the four categories: | There is no other diagnosis that better explains the signs and symptoms |
1.Sensory: Reports of hyperesthesia and/or allodynia. | 1.Sensory: hyperalgesia (to pinprick) and/or allodynia. | ||
2.Vasomotor: Reports of temperature asymmetry, skin color changes, skin color asymmetry. | 2.Vasomotor: temperature asymmetry (> 1 °C), skin color changes. | ||
3.Sudomotor/Edema: Reports of edema, sweating changes, sweating asymmetry. | 3.Sudomotor/Edema: edema, sweating changes, sweating asymmetry. | ||
4.Motor/Trophic: Reports of decreased range of motion, motor dysfunction, trophic changes (hair, nail, skin) | 4.Motor/Trophic: decreased range of motion and/or motor dysfunction, trophic changes. |