ReviewBehavioural neurology2020
Neuropsychological Changes in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessment of body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review using the COSMIN guideline.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Cognitive Function in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Variations in Current and Desired Limb Perception in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Article
- "I See What Others Don't See When They Look at Me": A Qualitative Study of Body Perception Disturbances in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Patients' Experiences With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and a Rehabilitation Program That Combines Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) and Tactile Desensitization (TD).Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Complex regional pain syndrome in an adolescent with conservative treatment of a scaphoid distal pole fracture.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Sensory Processing Patterns in People With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2025Article
- A Model of Body Perception Disturbances in Chronic Limb Pain: The Predictive Role of Kinesiophobia, Depersonalization and Symptom Severity.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Cognitive Function in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: No Clear Impairment Found in a Select Patient Sample.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Do menstrual symptoms affect motor imagery skills in young women?Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Ketamine Infusion for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Association Between Chronic Pain and Jumping-to-Conclusions Behaviour.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- Unveiling covert disownership after stroke: a neuropsychological and neural approach.Brain communications · 2025Article
- Explicit Motor Imaging Abilities Are Similar in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Chronic Limb Pain and Healthy Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Altering visual feedback during reaching: no mitigating effect on pain for individuals with complex regional pain syndrome, but visuomotor adaptation is preserved.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Immunization-related complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review of case reports.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Article
- The role of fatigue in patients with complex regional pain syndrome.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Enkephalins and Pain Modulation: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Perspectives.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Reduced Visuospatial Attention in Personal Space is Not Limited to the Affected Limb in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Integrative approaches in spinal cord stimulation: Neuropathic pain management and motor recovery in spinal cord injury. A narrative review.Brain & spine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a poorly understood chronic pain condition of multifactorial origin. CRPS involves sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms primarily affecting one extremity. Patients can also present with neuropsychological changes such as reduced attention to the CRPS-affected extremity, reminiscent of hemispatial neglect, yet in the absence of any brain lesions. However, this "neglect-like" framework is not sufficient to characterise the range of higher cognitive functions that can be altered in CRPS. This comprehensive literature review synthesises evidence of neuropsychological changes in CRPS in the context of potential central mechanisms of the disorder. The affected neuropsychological functions constitute three distinct but not independent groups: distorted body representation, deficits in lateralised spatial cognition, and impairment of non-spatially-lateralised higher cognitive functions. We suggest that many of these symptoms appear to be consistent with a broader disruption to parietal function beyond merely what could be considered "neglect-like." Moreover, the extent of neuropsychological symptoms might be related to the clinical signs of CRPS, and rehabilitation methods that target the neuropsychological changes can improve clinical outcomes in CRPS and other chronic pain conditions. Based on the limitations and gaps in the reviewed literature, we provide several suggestions to improve further research on neuropsychological changes in chronic pain.
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