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  2. Congenital insensitivity to pain - Wikipedia

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    Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), also known as congenital analgesia, is one or more extraordinarily rare conditions in which a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain. [1] The conditions described here are separate from the HSAN group of disorders, which have more specific signs and cause.

  3. Marsili syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Injuries such as osseous fractures, skin burns, bruises and more serious ailments such as internal bleeding and appendicitis have a higher occurrence rate among people with the condition, since they don't have a concept of pain, they don't have a way of knowing if they have been injured or if they are suffering from pain in an area of their body that isn't the head or the stomach.

  4. Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    The disease is characterized by the loss of pain sensation mainly in the distal parts of the lower limbs; that is, in the parts of the legs farther away from the center of the body. Since the affected individuals cannot feel pain, minor injuries in this area may not be immediately recognized and may develop into extensive ulcerations.

  5. Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis - Wikipedia

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    Since people with this condition are unable to sweat, they are unable to properly regulate their body temperature. [1] Those affected are unable to feel pain and temperature. [2] [3] The absence of pain experienced by people with CIPA puts them at high risk for accidental self-injury. Corneal ulceration occurs due to lack of protective impulses ...

  6. List of chronic pain syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Chronic pain affects approximately 20% of people worldwide and accounts for 15–20% of visits to a physician. [3] Pain can be categorized according to its location, cause, or the anatomical system which it affects. Pain can also defy these classifications, making it difficult to classify chronic pain.

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  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    “I don’t think we should close the door on any type of treatment that’s effective.” Dr. Allen Brenzel, medical director of Kentucky’s Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, testified in November of last year before state legislators that medication and counseling is “the most appropriate ...

  9. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...