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Complex regional pain syndrome—are we neglecting neglect?

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boxed-textFrettlöh J et al. (2006) Severity and specificity of neglect-like symptoms in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) compared to chronic limb pain of other origins. Pain 124: 184–189

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  1. J Schattschneider is a consultant in neurology at the Department of Neurology, Division of Pain Research and Therapy, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UK S-H), Kiel, Germany.,

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