Reflex sympathetic dystrophy in hemiplegia.

There is a high incidence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limbs in patients with hemiplegia, and its painful and functional consequences present a problem to specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This study was designed to assess the role of several factors in the occurrence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in patients with hemiplegia. Ninety-five consecutive stroke patients (63 male and 32 female, mean age 59+/-12 years) admitted to our hospital were evaluated.

Cardiopulmonary and metabolic functions, aerobic capacity, fatigue and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate cardiopulmonary and metabolic functions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to clarify the relationship between these functions and neurological deficits, respiratory involvement, fatigue and quality of life.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five patients with MS and 15 healthy controls were included in the study. Cardiopulmonary and metabolic responses to maximum exercise were investigated with an electronically braked arm crank ergometer.

Simultaneous upper and lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome type I in tetraplegia.

Study Design: Clinical case report.

Objectives: To present the first case of incomplete tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) in which complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I was present in all four of the patient's extremities.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.