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'''Dysesthesia''' (''dysaesthesia'' in [[British English]]) is an impairment of any of the senses, i.e. touch. The patient suffers from anguishing, commonly cutaneous sensations in absence of a stimulus. The abnormal sensations are often described as painful feelings such as burning, electric shock or [[pins and needles]] caused by neurological malfunction. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Paresthesia]] |
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[[Category:Neurology]] |
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Revision as of 11:05, 14 June 2006
Dysesthesia (dysaesthesia in British English) is an impairment of any of the senses, i.e. touch. The patient suffers from anguishing, commonly cutaneous sensations in absence of a stimulus. The abnormal sensations are often described as painful feelings such as burning, electric shock or pins and needles caused by neurological malfunction.