title: Deficiency neuropathy in wartime: the "paraesthetic-causalgic syndrome" described by Manuel Peraita during the Spanish Civil War.
abstract: This paper discusses the contribution of Spanish neurologist Manuel Peraita (1908-1950) to the study of deficiency neuropathy in the setting of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The clinical characteristics of "paraesthetic-causalgic syndrome" or "Madrid syndrome" as described by Peraita are discussed, and the syndrome is presented in relation to other similar conditions, including Strachan's syndrome and burning feet syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 28037, Madrid, Spain. rafael.huertas@cchs.csic.es
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huertas
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Del Cura
mesh_terms: D002422:Causalgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history*; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000266:history; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D010383:Pellagra / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history; D013030:Spain; D014857:Warfare