Clavicle Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 hello,so ive had a rheum and a neuro suggest i have small fiber neuropathy (without running any tests)and a pt who believed i have crpswhat would be the difference between the two? could sfn be the result of crps? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona girl Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 What do you mean by crps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavicle Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 complex regional pain syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona girl Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Okay! They are similar and sort of the same and both can have various causes. A proper skin biopsy or qsart test will prove small fiber neuropathy including autonomic. Diagnostics are usually based on your symptom presentation. More pain would mean sensory/peri neuropathy/crps, more autonomic symptoms would point you towards autonomic neuropathy with both neuropathies it is called polyneuropathy and you can have all three diagnosis together. I have SFN an my guess is that the CRPS is probably some kind of small fiber neuropathy, not the other way around. Anything is possible though. Your treatment plan will depend on what other diagnostics your doctor will need to do, to see if he can determine cause. These neuropathies are often the result of another illness from diabetes to autoimmune disease.Time to discuss further with your docs what the potential causes could be and what further testing should be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavicle Posted December 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 my hands say you! this would take me awhile to google, ow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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