History
PEPD was originally described by Hayden and Grossman in 1959. At that time it was not given a specific name. A later report, by Dugan in 1972, labeled this disorder as familial rectal pain syndrome. This name was used for 33 years, until a consortium of patients and clinicians was formed in the hopes of discovering the genetic cause of PEPD. During this process a number of patients expressed dissatisfaction with the name and after considerable discussion between patients and clinicians the name paroxysmal extreme pain disorder was agreed upon in 2005.
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