Two Measures of Tactile Acuity in CRPS Type I Patients

Comparison of Two Measures of Tactile Acuity in CRPS Type I Patients , Patients With a Neuropathy of the Median Nerve and Healthy Controls.

This study aims to investigate whether two different measures of tactile acuity lead to comparable results in patients diagnosed with CRPS Type I of the upper extremity. Additionally patients with a neuropathy of the median nerve and healthy controls are included.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed with CRPS Type I according to the "Budapest Criteria"
• Patients diagnosed with a neuropathy of the median nerve
• Healthy Controls,matched in age and gender to both patient cohorts

Exclusion Criteria:

• intolerable hyperalgesia
• lesions at the fingertips
• high grade digit contracture
• central neurologic disorders
• psychiatric disorders