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Causalgia: Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a site some distance removed from a wound that has healed. This phenomenon was first described in 1872 by the American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914).
From: Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Prevention and Management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. H. Hooshmand, M.D. Causalgia
Causalgia: Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a site some distance removed from a wound that has ...
causalgia /cau·sal·gia/ (kaw-zal´jah) a burning pain, often with trophic skin changes, due to peripheral nerve injury. cau·sal·gia (kô-s l j-, -z l-)
Causalgia symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment information for Causalgia (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome) with alternative diagnoses, full-text ...
Conditions & Treatments Causalgia. General Information. Causalgia is a rare pain syndrome related to partial peripheral nerve injuries. The peripheral nervous system ...