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  2. Occipital neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    Occipital neuralgia is caused by damage to the occipital nerves, which can arise from trauma (usually concussive or cervical), physical stress on the nerve, repetitive neck contraction, flexion or extension, and/or as a result of medical complications (such as osteochondroma, a benign bone tumour).

  3. Craniocervical instability - Wikipedia

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    Bobble-head doll syndrome, a sensation that the skull may fall off the cervical spine; Clumsiness and motor delay; Cognitive and memory decline; Double or blurred vision; Dysphagia, or the sensation of being choked; Dyspnea; Fatigue; Lhermitte's sign; Migraine headaches [8] Nausea; Neck, shoulder, and jaw pain; Occipital headaches; Orthostatic ...

  4. Neuropathic pain - Wikipedia

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    Common qualities include burning or coldness, "pins and needles" sensations, numbness and itching. [3] Up to 7–8% of the European population is affected by neuropathic pain, [4] and in 5% of persons it may be severe. [5] [6] The pain may result from disorders of the peripheral nervous system or the central nervous system (brain and spinal ...

  5. Central pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cold temperatures regularly make the burning pain worse in certain body parts. Burning pain is the most common sensation, but patients also report pins and needles, pressing, lacerating, aching, and extreme bursts or constant sharp or unremitting excruciating pain. Individuals may have reduced sensitivity to touch in the areas affected by the ...

  6. Dysesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Dysesthesia is distinct in that it can, but not necessarily, refer to spontaneous sensations in the absence of stimuli. In the case of an evoked dysesthetic sensation, such as by the touch of clothing, the sensation is characterized not simply by an exaggeration of the feeling, but rather by a completely inappropriate sensation such as burning.

  7. Central cord syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Central cord syndrome (CCS) is the most common form of cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). It is characterized by loss of power and sensation in arms and hands. It usually results from trauma which causes damage to the neck, leading to major injury to the central corticospinal tract of the spinal cord. [1]

  8. Lumbar spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

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    Spinal stenosis may also affect the cervical or thoracic region, in which case it is known as cervical spinal stenosis or thoracic spinal stenosis. Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause pain in the low back or buttocks, abnormal sensations, and the absence of sensation (numbness) in the legs, thighs, feet, or buttocks, or loss of bladder and bowel ...

  9. Lhermitte's sign - Wikipedia

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    In neurology, Lhermitte phenomenon, also called the barber chair phenomenon, is an uncomfortable "electrical" sensation that runs down the back and into the limbs. The sensation can feel like it goes up or down the spine. It is painful for some, although others might simply feel strange sensations. [1] In many people, it is elicited by bending ...