False statement regarding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is?: (A) Type 1 CRPS occurs following a nerve injury, (B) Type 1 CRPS is also called as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, (C) It occurs due to adrenergic sensitivity of afferent nociceptors, (D) CRPS Type 1 resolves with symptomatic treatment
Answer is A. CRPS Type 1 occurs without obvious nerve injury. When the pain and signs of sympathetic dysfunction occur after an identifiable nerve injury, it is termed CRPS Type 2. Reference: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th edition, page 90