Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome: a longitudinal study.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is a multi-symptom, multi-system syndrome which affects all age groups with the common, overriding complaint of severe, unrelenting, burning pain. Affecting millions worldwide, the illness trajectory is poorly understood. A large longitudinal patient study has yielded important preliminary findings, which have implications for nurses caring for a variety of patients in pain.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*