title: Thermal hypesthesia in patients with complex regional pain syndrome related dystonia.
abstract: The quantitative thermal test showed cold and warmth hypesthesia without increased heat pain sensitivity in the affected limbs of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients with tonic dystonia (n = 44) in comparison with healthy controls with a similar age and sex distribution (n = 35). The degrees of cold and warmth hypesthesia were strongly correlated. We conclude that dysfunction in small nerve fiber (i.e., C and Aδ) processing is present in patients with CRPS-related dystonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alexander G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Munts
authors.forename: Monique A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Rijn
authors.forename: Erica J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Geraedts
authors.forename: Jacobus J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Hilten
authors.forename: J Gert
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marinus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036421:Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / Q000502:physiology; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult