title: Lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome type II after a craniotomy: case report.
abstract: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a collection of signs and symptoms that most often include regional pain, edema, changes in skin temperature, increased skin sensitivity, and weakness that usually affects the extremities. It almost always exclusively affects the surgical site. A 52 year old woman presented with lower extremity CRPS due to positioning after a craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. jfirnhaber@ecanesthesia.com
authors.forename: Juan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Firnhaber-Burgos
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002422:Causalgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*