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Dysynchiria is not a common feature of neuropathic pain

G. Lorimer MoseleyHeidrun H. KrämerFrank BirkleinSusann Seddigh

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MalePain Thresholdmedicine.medical_specialtyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationThreshold of painmedicineHumansParesthesiaReferred painbusiness.industrydysynchiria; CRPS; neuropathic painNociceptorsMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineComplex regional pain syndromeAllodyniaNociceptionAnesthesiaChronic DiseaseNeuropathic painOther Psychology and Cognitive SciencesNeuralgiaNociceptorNeuralgiaFemalemedicine.symptombusiness

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Patients with chronic neuropathic pain (non-CRPS) and brush-evoked allodynia watched a reflected image of their corresponding but opposite skin region being brushed in a mirror. Unlike complex regional pain syndrome Type 1, this process did not evoke any sensation at the affected area ('dysynchiria'). We conclude that central nociceptive sensitisation alone is not sufficient to cause dysynchiria in neuropathic pain. The results imply a difference in cortical pain processing between complex regional pain syndrome and other chronic neuropathic pain.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2006-06-19European Journal of Pain
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.02.005