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Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome the same as phantom pain?

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No, phantom pain is the feeling of pain in a body part that has been amputated or removed surgically. (You feel pain in a limb that was removed, hence, phantom pain)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a chronic progressive disease characterized by severe pain, but not in a phantom limb. It usually occurs near the site of an injury, generally minor.

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