Hyperalgesia

Hyperalgesia:

Hyperalgesia: Introduction

Hyperalgesia: hyperalgesia is an increased sensitivity to pain. See detailed information below for a list of 7 causes of Hyperalgesia, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Hyperalgesia: Symptom Checker

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Hyperalgesia: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Hyperalgesia may include these symptoms:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
Sensations (6520 causes)
Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
Common symptoms (8589 causes)
Body symptoms (5672 causes)
Head symptoms (10192 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hyperalgesia

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Damage to nociceptors
Damage to peripheral nerves
Inflammation or by disease
Long term opioid (e.g. heroin) users
Psychological disorders
Reflex sympathetic osteodystrophy
Stroke (192 causes)
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Hyperalgesia: Deaths

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Causes of Hyperalgesia listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Hyperalgesia as a symptom include:

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- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Hyperalgesia:

Hyperalgesia: Excessive sensitivity and a raised threshold to painful stimuli. [hyper- + G. algos, pain]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Increased sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation due to a diminished threshold or an increased response to stimuli.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Excessive sensitivity to painful stimuli.
- (Source - CRISP)

Detailed list of causes of Hyperalgesia

The list below shows some of the causes of Hyperalgesia mentioned in various sources:

Damage to nociceptors
Damage to peripheral nerves
Inflammation or by disease
Long term opioid (e.g. heroin) users
Psychological disorders
more causes...»

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How Common are these Causes of Hyperalgesia?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hyperalgesia. Of the 7 causes of Hyperalgesia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

0 causes are "very common" diseases
1 causes are "common" diseases
0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
0 causes are "rare" diseases
0 causes are "very rare" diseases
7 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Hyperalgesia:

The following list of conditions have 'Hyperalgesia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Hyperalgesia Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hyperalgesia based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

What are the alternative names for Hyperalgesia:

Hyperesthesia, Allodynia, Hyperaesthesia
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Hyperalgesia:

Medical Conditions associated with Hyperalgesia:

Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Hyperalgesia:

Damage to nociceptors, Damage to peripheral nerves, Inflammation or by disease, Long term opioid (e.g. heroin) users, Psychological disorders, Reflex sympathetic osteodystrophy, Stroke (192 causes)