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  2. Complex regional pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Complex regional pain syndrome is uncommon, and its cause is not clearly understood. CRPS typically develops after an injury, surgery, heart attack, or stroke. [8] [12] Investigators estimate that 2–5% of those with peripheral nerve injury, [13] and 13–70% of those with hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) [14] will develop CRPS.

  3. Thoracic outlet syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The neurogenic type is the most common and presents with pain, weakness, paraesthesia, and occasionally loss of muscle at the base of the thumb. [1] [2] The venous type results in swelling, pain, and possibly a bluish coloration of the arm. [2] The arterial type results in pain, coldness, and pallor of the arm. [2]

  4. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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    A review of several treatments found that azathioprine, interferon alpha and methotrexate were not effective. [41] Cyclophosphamide and rituximab seem to have some response. Mycophenolate mofetil may be of use in milder cases. Immunoglobulin and steroids are the first line choices for treatment. [citation needed]

  5. HELLP syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Similarities to other conditions, as well as normal pregnancy features, commonly lead to misdiagnosed cases or more often, delayed diagnosis. [ 6 ] [ 25 ] There is a general consensus regarding the main three diagnostic criteria of HELLP syndrome, which include hepatic dysfunction , thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia in ...

  6. Palmitoylethanolamide - Wikipedia

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    PEA has been tested in a variety of animal models for chronic and neuropathic pain, because cannabinoids, such as THC, have been proven to be effective in neuropathic pain states. [23] The analgesic and antihyperalgesic effects of PEA in two models of acute and persistent pain seemed to be explained at least partly via the de novo neurosteroid ...

  7. Pregnant women who overcame rare cancer meet in real ... - AOL

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    During a routine pregnancy appointment at 28 weeks, Raquel Lopez learned she had colon cancer. How another survivor helped her make it through the unimaginable. Pregnant women who overcame rare ...

  8. 'Love is Blind' Star Reveals Shocking Cancer Diagnosis ... - AOL

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    Shaina Hurley, who appeared on Season 2 of the Netflix dating series, was diagnosed with cervical cancer while three months pregnant. 'Love is Blind' Star Reveals Shocking Cancer Diagnosis During ...

  9. Scrambler therapy - Wikipedia

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    Unlike transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), another form of transcutaneous electrical stimulation for pain relief, in which the analgesic benefit has only been seen during and sometimes in the immediate hours after treatment, treatment with scrambler therapy has been shown to produce long lasting pain relief. [6]