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. 2023 Jun 6;16:1915–1926. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S408858

Table 4.

CRPS Severity Score: Presence of Symptoms and Signs in Patients

Patient* Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NRS at time of visit 2 3 7 7 2 4 3 4 ± 2.2
NRS 24 hours before visit 2 3 7 7 2 4 7.5 4.6 ± 2.4
Symptoms
Continuing pain + + + + + + + 100%
Allodynia and/or hyperalgesia + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Allodynia - - - - + + +
 Hyperalgesia + + + - + + +
Temperature asymmetry + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Affected side colder + + + + + +
Color asymmetry + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Red +
 Blue + + + +
 Other color +
Sweating asymmetry - - + - - - - 14.3%
Edema - + - + + + + 71.4%
Dystrophic changes + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Nails + + - - - +
 Hair - - + - + -
 Skin - + - + + +
Motor abnormalities + + NA# + + + + 85.7%
 Weakness + + + + + +
 Tremor - - - + - -
 Dystonia - - - - - +
 Decreased ROM - + - - + +
 Myoclonus - - - + - -
Signs
Hyperalgesia to pinprick + + + - + + + 85.7%
Allodynia + + - - + + + 71.4%
Temperature asymmetry on palpation + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Affected side cooler + + + + + +
Color asymmetry + - + - + + + 71.4%
 Blue or pale + + +
 Mottled + +
Sweating asymmetry - - - - - - - 0%
Asymmetric edema + + - - - + + 57.1%
Dystrophic changes + + + - + + + 85.7%
 Nails + + - - - +
 Hair - - + - + -
 Skin + + - + - +
Motor abnormalities affected side + + NA* - + + + 71.4%
 Tremor or myoclonus - - - - -
 Dystonia - - - - +
 Decreased ROM + + - + +
 Weakness + + + + +
CRPS severity score 13 13 10 3 13 14 14 13 (10.5 −14)

Notes: + means presence of symptom or sign. - means absence of symptom or sign. Total values are presented as %, and mean ± SD or median (IQR). *Patient numbering is equal to the numbering as used in Table 2. #Since patient 3 has upper leg amputation on both sides, motor abnormalities are not assessable.

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable; ROM, range of motion; SD, standard deviation.