We have compiled a comprehensive QST protocol as part of the German Research Network
on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS) using well established tests for nearly all aspects of …

Current IASP diagnostic criteria for CRPS have low specificity, potentially leading to
overdiagnosis. This validation study compared current IASP diagnostic criteria for CRPS to …

A complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)—multiple system dysfunction, severe and often
chronic pain, and disability—can be triggered by a minor injury, a fact that has fascinated …

Objective: To use magnetoencephalography to assess possible cortical reorganization in
the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) of patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS…

Objective: To characterize reorganization of the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) during
healing process in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Background: Recently, the …

The complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling neuropathic pain condition that
may develop following injuries of the extremities. In the present study we sought to …

Exposure to ambient air pollution is a well-established determinant of health and disease.
The Lancet Commission on pollution and health concludes that air pollution is the leading …

Complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS) are characterized by persistent and severe pain
after trauma or surgery. Neuro-immune alterations are assumed to play a pathophysiological …

This review explains symptoms and nature of neuropeptide signaling and its importance for
clinical symptoms of CRPS. Neurogenic inflammation regularly accompanies excitation of …

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is an instrument to assess positive and negative sensory
signs, helping to identify mechanisms underlying pathologic pain conditions. In this study, …