Paresthesia

Morbid or perverted normal sensation, such as tingling or burning. The abnormal sensation is usually caused by injury to a nerve and is sometimes a complication after surgical procedures.


Is an abnormal sensation of the skin, such as burning, numbness, itching, hyperesthesia (increased sensitivity) or tingling, with no apparent physical cause.


Abnormal tactile sensation, often described as burning, pricking, tickling, tingling, or creeping.


Sensation of numbness, prickling, or tingling.


Abnormal, usually increased, sensations.


A pathological cutaneous sensation including the feeling of bugs crawling under the skin.


A sensation of burning, numbness, or tingling usually associated with damage to sensory nerves.


Sensation (e.g., tingling or pins and needles); usually associated with partial damage to a peripheral nerve.


Abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause.


An abnormal sensation of numbness, tingling, prickling, or pins and needles on the skin. Paresthesias are usually experienced in the extremities and can he an indication of nerve damage or poor circulation.


A spontaneously occurring abnormal tingling sensation, sometimes described as pins and needles. It is a symptom of partial damage to a peripheral nerve, such as that caused by external pressure on the affected part.


An abnormal or unpleasant sensation that results from injury to one or more nerves, often described by patients as numbness or as a prickly, stinging, or burning feeling.


A spontaneously occurring sensation of burning, prickling, tingling, or creeping on the skin that may or may not be associated with any physical findings on neurologic examination.


The occurrence of an unusual sensation, such as tingling or a pricking feeling on the skin.


 


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