KROK 1 2013 – Question 10 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient got a gunshot wound of hip which damaged the sciatic nerve. Any impact on the affected limb causes severe, excruciating pain. What mechanism of pain is most likely in this case?
- A. Enkephalin hypofunction
- B. Phantom
- C. Reflex
- D. Endorphin hypofunction
- E. Causalgic
Hint
Ask which type of pain typically follows partial traumatic injury to a large peripheral nerve and is provoked by even light stimuli.
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