Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 in a child with migraine

J Child Neurol. 2011 Aug;26(8):1026-8. doi: 10.1177/0883073811398133. Epub 2011 May 13.

Abstract

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 is a rare painful syndrome in children involving an extremity which consists of pain out of proportion to the cause, loss of function, and significant evidence of autonomic dysfunction. We report a child, a known case of migraine who presented with spontaneous onset pain and sudomotor changes in an extremity not preceded by any trauma. A good clinical eye is required for the identification and diagnosis of this underreported condition to prevent doing extensive investigations. The coexistence of migraine and complex regional pain syndrome type 1 in a patient is interesting and is probably due to the common underlying pathophysiological abnormalities involving central serotonin activity and neurogenic inflammatory mechanisms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Migraine Disorders / physiopathology
  • Pain Measurement
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / diagnosis*
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / physiopathology