Nerve resection, crush and re-location relieve complex regional pain syndrome type II: a case report

Peter C N Watson; Susan E Mackinnon; Jonathan O Dostrovsky; Gary J Bennett; Peter R Farran; Torie Carlson

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2014.01.025

Nerve resection, crush and re-location relieve complex regional pain syndrome type II: a case report

Pain. 2014 Jun;155(6):1168-1173. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.01.025. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

Authors

Peter C N Watson¹, Susan E Mackinnon, Jonathan O Dostrovsky, Gary J Bennett, Peter R Farran, Torie Carlson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA Anesthesia Research Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Department of Anesthesia, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 24502845
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.01.025

Abstract

This case report describes the remarkable recovery of a patient with very long-standing, medically intractable and disabling, lower-limb, complex regional pain syndrome type II following the resection, crushing, and relocation of sensory nerves.

Keywords: Causalgia; Complex regional pain syndrome; Surgical treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Causalgia / diagnosis*
Causalgia / psychology
Causalgia / surgery*
Female
Humans
Nerve Crush / methods*
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
Young Adult