FOI_7205

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7205

Date Request Received: 30/05/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 16/06/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Pain syndrome

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: Is complex regional pain syndrome a brain injury with severe pain condition?

Answer To Question 1: No. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is not a brain injury associated with pain. CRPS is a debilitating, painful condition in a limb, associated with sensory, motor, autonomic, skin and bone abnormalities. CRPS commonly arises after injury to that limb. It is essentially an imbalance of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system.

Question Number 2: Does your complex regional pain syndrome service have any connection to the RUH in Bath service?

Answer To Question 2: No. We have no direct links with Bath.

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