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Abstract
Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
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- Paresthesias
- Dysesthesia
- Formication
- Paresthesia, Distal
- Paresthesia, Painful
- Distal Paresthesia
- Distal Paresthesias
- Dysesthesias
- Formications
- Painful Paresthesia
- Painful Paresthesias
- Paresthesias, Distal
- Paresthesias, Painful
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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burning, tingling, prickling sensations go here
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Paresthesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010292. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010292
- Paresthesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paresthesia
- Paresthesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769220