Table 1. Diagnostic Criteria for CRPS

Categories of Clinical Signs or Symptoms
Positive sensory abnormalities Spontaneous pain
Mechanical hyperalgesia
Thermal hyperalgesia
Deep somatic hyperalgesia
Vascular abnormalities Vasodilation
Vasoconstriction
Skin-temperature asymmetries
Skin-colour changes
Oedema, sweating abnormalities Swelling
Hyperhidrosis
Hypohidrosis
Motor (M) or trophic (T) changes Motor weakness (M)
Tremor (M)
Dystonia (M)
Coordination deficits (M)
Nail or hair changes (T)
Skin atrophy (T)
Joint stiffness (T)
Soft-tissue changes (T)
≥1 symptoms of ≥3 categories each AND ≥1 signs of ≥2 categories each can be diagnosed CRPS(Sensitivity: 0.85, Specificity:0.60).