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causalgia

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causalgia [kɔːˈzældʒɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a burning sensation along the course of a peripheral nerve together with local changes in the appearance of the skin
[from New Latin, from Greek kausos fever + -algia]
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Noun1.causalgia - a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes
hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"


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2 ulnar nerve lesion, radial nerve lesion, causalgia upper limb, idio peripheral neuropathy NOS, stomach ulcer NOS, neuralgia/neuritis NOS.
The SynergyPlus+ system is indicated as an aid in the management of chronic, intractable unilateral or bilateral pain of the trunk and/or limbs that is associated with: failed back syndrome, low back syndrome or failed back, radicular pain syndrome, post laminectomy pain, multiple back operations, unsuccessful disc surgery or degenerative disc disease, peripheral causalgia, epidural fibrosis, arachnoiditis or lumbar adhesive arachnoiditis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
Unlike RSD, in Causalgia nerve lesions at the site of disease are prominent.
 
 
 
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