History of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Year Author Contribution 1700 Potts Burning pain and atrophy in injured extremity 1813 Denmark Amputation for treatment of pain 1853 Bernard Role of sympathetic system in temperature control 1878 Bernard Role of sympathetic system in sustaining the balance of internal environment (Mileu Interne) 1864 S. Weir Mitchell Erythromelalgia 1867 S. Weir Mitchell Causalgia 1882 Volkmann Posttraumatic bone rarefaction: acute atrophy of bone 1898 Destot Singular osteoporosis due to longstanding sprained ankle 1900 Sudek Atrophy and bone rarefaction secondary to nerve damage 1901 Santorio Thermoscope 1908 Bier The first regional block 1916 Leriche Sympathectomy 1923 Orbeli Antifatigue effect of sympathetic nerves (Orbeli effect) 1926 Leriche Sympathetic nerve roots dysfunction as cause of pain 1926 Barré Barré-Lieou syndrome, cervical pathology involving sympathetic nerves surrounding vertebral arteries causing vertigo, blurred vision, and pain in the arms 1928 Lieou Sympathetic involvement in cervical spine pathology (Barré-Lieou syndrome) 1929 Zue Verth Peripheral acute trophoneurosis 1931 Morton and Scott Traumatic angiospasm 1932 Hisey Brain as an endocrine gland (controlling ovulation) 1933 Fontaine and Herrmann Posttraumatic osteoporosis and bone rarefaction 1934 Lehman Traumatic vasospasm 1937 DeTakats Reflex dystrophy 1940 Homans Minor causalgia (in contrast to Mitchells major causalgia) 1940 Ray and Wolff Trigeminal nerve role in cranial vascular headache 1943 Livingston Vicious circle of inactivity and pain resulting in RSD 1947 Steinbrocker 1. Reflex neurovascular dystrophy 2. Shoulder-hand syndrome with atrophy of hands as a common form of RSD 1947 Evans The syndrome of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSDS) 1947 Nathan Multiple level input of pain to the spinal cord in RSD (mitigating against surgery): wide dynamic range (WDR) 1948 Sunderland Perpetuation of pain and RSD at spinal cord level: turbulence phenomenon 1955 Mitchell Sympathetic preganglionic cell bodies in all levels of spinal cord 1957 Tracey Postsympathectomy pain (also called sympathalgia pain to the spinal cord in RSD) mitigating against surgery 1964 Weirtz-Hoessels Paresis and weakness of extremity due to RSD 1970 Akil SIA (stress-induced analgesia) in rats achieved by endorphines 1971 Melzack Biasing mechanism of pain in CNS perpetuating RSD pain 1971 Goldstein Discovered opiate receptors in the brain 1973 Kleinert Variable pain syndrome as symptoms of RSD 1973 Duensing Thermography in nerve injuries 1973 Bonica Comprehensive 3-stage classification of RSD; early diagnosis critical in outcome of treatment 1973 Patman Mimocausalgia 1974 Hannington-Kiff Gaunethidine regional block with up to 80% relief 1975 Lichtenstein Loss of vascular tone, vasodilation, and bone resorption 1976 Wallin Hyperpathic (sympathetic) pain is different from somatic pain; injection of sympathetic amines induces hyperpathic pain in causalgic limb but not in normal limb 1976 Kozin Bilaterality in RSD; bone scan 1976 Travell Defined trigger points and trigger point injections in management of RSD 1979 Moskowitz Role of trigeminovascular structure in vascular headache 1981 Kozin Diagnostic value of scintigraphy, abnormal in 60% of RSD patients 1983 Poplawski The most important factor in predicting improvement was ... less than 6 months between onset of RSD and the administration of therapy 1984 Basbaum Descending analgesic endorphin system from periaqueductal gray to spinal cord 1986 Ochoa ABC phenomenon (angry backfiring c fibers as a source of pain and RSD 1986 Uricchio Thermography in radiculopathy 1988 Roberts Role of peripheral nervous system and CNS in pathophysiology of causalgia 1988 Wexler Standardized thermography and its use in RSD 1988 Hobins Reflex sympathetic Dysfunction 1989 Yokota Motor paresis and movement disorder due to efferent manifestation of RSD 1990 Schwartzman Movement disorders due to RSD 1991 Stein Peripheral release of lymphocyte-mediated endorphin originates an analgesic system that is in effect in all levels of CNS and PNS
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