What is Paresthesia?

What is Paresthesia?

Paresthesia is an abnormal condition in which a person feels a sensation of burning, numbness, tingling, or prickling. Paresthesia most ...more »

• Paresthesia: Pins-and-needles or burning-like sensations.
• Paresthesia: Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Paresthesia: abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Paresthesia: Introduction

Types of Paresthesia:

Broader types of Paresthesia:

• Sensory conditions
• Nervous system conditions
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How serious is Paresthesia?

Prognosis of Paresthesia: The prognosis for those with paresthesia depends on the severity of the sensations and the associated disorder(s). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Paresthesia Information Page: NINDS)

What causes Paresthesia?

Causes of Paresthesia: see causes of Paresthesia
Cause of Paresthesia: Nerve damage, nerve entrapment, nerve compression, or damage to blood supply for a nerve.

What are the symptoms of Paresthesia?

Symptoms of Paresthesia: see symptoms of Paresthesia

Paresthesia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Paresthesia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Paresthesia.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Paresthesia: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Paresthesia.
Treatments for Paresthesia: see treatments for Paresthesia
Research for Paresthesia: see research for Paresthesia

Society issues for Paresthesia

Hospitalization statistics for Paresthesia: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Paresthesia:

• 0.037% (4,747) of hospital consultant episodes were for disturbances of skin sensation in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for disturbances of skin sensation required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for disturbances of skin sensation were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for disturbances of skin sensation were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Paresthesia:

Organs and body systems related to Paresthesia include:

• Nerves

Name and Aliases of Paresthesia

Main name of condition: Paresthesia

Pins and needles

Pins and needles, Tingling skin, Paresthesiae, Altered sensation of skin, Disturbed sensation, Formication, Hypoaesthesia of skin, Numbness Source - Diseases Database

Paraesthesia
Source - WordNet 2.1

Paresthesia: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Paresthesia:

• Vitamin b12 deficiency
• Diabetes mellitus
• Multiple sclerosis
• Folate deficiency
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Arterial ischemia
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Posterior column lesions

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