ABSTRACT
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, also known as complex regional pain syndrome type I, is a multisymptom syndrome usually affecting one or more extremities. It is inadequately understood and, therefore, often frustrating to treat. This article presents a case study of a 23-year career nurse who developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the left knee. It also reviews the rationale for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, treatment, and life-care planning for a patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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Knee Injuries/complications , Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy , Activities of Daily Living , Anesthetics, Local/therapeutic use , Arthroscopy , Behavior Therapy , Catheter Ablation , Cryosurgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Faculty, Nursing , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Pain Measurement , Physical Therapy Modalities , Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/diagnosis , Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/etiology , Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/therapy , Relaxation Therapy , Severity of Illness Index , Sex Characteristics , Transcutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationABSTRACT
The colour locus historically referred to as C in the horse is linked to microsatellites markers on horse chromosome 21. Preliminary results demonstrated linkage of Ccr, thought to be the cream dilution variant of the C locus, to HTG10. An analysis of horse chromosome 21 using additional families confirmed and established a group of markers linked to Ccr. This work also improved the resolution of previously reported linkage maps for this chromosome. Linkage analysis unambiguously produced the map order: SGCV16-(19.1 cM)-HTG10-(3.8 cM)-LEX60/COR73-(1.3 cM)-COR68-(4.5 cM)- Ccr-(11.9 cM)-LEX31. Comparative and synteny data suggested that the horse C locus is not tyrosinase (TYR).
