Reliability of transcutaneous oxygen tension measurement on the back of the hand and complex regional pain syndrome after stroke.

Objective: To verify the reproducibility of measurement of transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPo(2)) on the back of the hand in control subjects and stroke patients in the assessment of the complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I).

Design: Case series study.

Setting: Physical medicine and rehabilitation department at a university hospital.

Clinical factors in the prognosis of complex regional pain syndrome type I after stroke: a prospective study.

Objective: To evaluate clinical prognostic factors of complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) in patients with stroke in an attempt to improve the Perrigot score, which does not include shoulder subluxation, unilateral neglect, or depression.

Design: This was a prospective study. The initial clinical data (first month) included motor index, Ashworth scale, de Bats score for shoulder subluxation, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, and sensory disorders evaluation.