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2. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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   Paresthesias of the hands, feet, legs, and arms are common transient symptoms. The briefest electric shock type of paresthesia can be caused by tweaking the ulnar nerve near the elbow; this phenomenon is colloquially known as bumping one's "funny bone". Similar brief shocks can be experienced when any other nerve is tweaked (e.g. a pinched neck ...

3. Alcoholic polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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   This nerve damage causes an individual to experience pain and motor weakness, first in the feet and hands and then progressing centrally. Alcoholic polyneuropathy is caused primarily by chronic alcoholism ; however, vitamin deficiencies are also known to contribute to its development.

4. Peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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   Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy).

5. Benign fasciculation syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Of patients that enrolled in a 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 month study, perceived weakness was reported in 35.3%, 47.1% experienced numbness, 70.6% had tingling, cramps were present in 64.7% and after 24 months, only 5% had their symptoms resolved. Of all the patients, none developed Motor Neuron Disease. [11]

6. Cramp fasciculation syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Cramp fasciculation syndrome (CFS) is a rare [1] peripheral nerve hyperexcitability disorder. It is more severe than the related (and common) disorder known as benign fasciculation syndrome ; it causes fasciculations , cramps, pain, fatigue, and muscle stiffness similar to those seen in neuromyotonia (another related condition). [ 2 ]

7. Muscle cramps are a pain. These expert-approved tips ... - AOL

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   Muscle cramps, while temporary, can cause a feeling of intense pain and discomfort. They’re commonly experienced in the legs, although they could technically occur anywhere in the body, ...

8. Cheiralgia paresthetica - Wikipedia

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   Cheiralgia paraesthetica (Wartenberg's syndrome) is a neuropathy of the hand generally caused by compression or trauma to the superficial branch of the radial nerve. [1] [2] The area affected is typically on the back or side of the hand at the base of the thumb, near the anatomical snuffbox, but may extend up the back of the thumb and index finger and across the back of the hand.

9. When to Seek Medical Attention If You Have Cramping But ... - AOL

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   Your appendix is a little finger-like pouch that’s attached to the large intestine; appendicitis occurs when the appendix gets inflamed. Abdominal cramps or swelling, nausea, fever and loss of ...