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causalgia

pathology

Also known as: complex regional pain syndrome

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theories of pain

In pain: Theories of pain
…Civil War soldiers afflicted with causalgia (constant burning pain; later known as complex regional pain syndrome), phantom limb pain, and other painful conditions long after their original wounds had healed. Despite the odd and often hostile behaviour of his patients, Mitchell was convinced of the reality of their physical suffering.
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