Diagnosis

There is no general agreement on how to make the diagnosis of CRPS and no single test that represents a "gold standard." Experts generally agree that the medical experience of the doctor and the clinical history are the most important factors in making a correct diagnosis, especially because the patient's symptoms and physical findings can vary greatly over time and certain tests may or may not be "positive" at any stage of the disease. For these reasons, doctors often will disagree about whether a patient has CRPS. This...More