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  2. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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    Paresthesia, also known as pins and needles, is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. [1] Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [ 1 ]

  3. What causes pins and needles? Experts explain. - AOL

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    Pins and needles commonly occur in the arms, hands, legs and feet when sitting or sleeping on a body part that affects the nerve,” Dr. Laura Sander, northeast regional medical director at ...

  4. Formication - Wikipedia

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    Formication is the sensation resembling that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin, in the absence of actual insects.It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as pins and needles.

  5. Dysesthesia - Wikipedia

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    It is caused by lesions of the nervous system, peripheral or central, and it involves sensations, whether spontaneous or evoked, such as burning, wetness, itching, electric shock, and pins and needles. [1] Dysesthesia can include sensations in any bodily tissue, including most often the mouth, scalp, skin, or legs. [1]

  6. That ‘Pins and Needles’ Feeling You Get When a Limb Falls ...

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    A doctor explains the ‘pins and needles’ sensation that happens when a limb falls asleep, also known as paresthesia, along with causes, symptoms, and treatment.

  7. If you're feeling pins and needles in your feet, it may mean this

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    Woman feeling pins and needles in her foot. (Getty Images) (m-gucci via Getty Images) While your feet have the super important job of helping you get around on a regular basis, you probably don ...

  8. Notalgia paresthetica - Wikipedia

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    It is occasionally accompanied by pain, paresthesia (pins and needles), or hyperesthesia (unusual or pathologically increased sensitivity of the skin to sensory stimuli, such as pain, heat, cold, or touch), which results in a well circumscribed hyperpigmentation of a skin patch in the affected area.

  9. 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).