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Paresthesia
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paresthesia [‚par·əs′thē·zhə]
(medicine)
Tingling, crawling, or burning sensation of the skin.
Paresthesia 

an unusual sensation of numbing, pricking, or creeping of the skin that arises either without external cause or under the action of various mechanical factors, such as pressure on a nerve or vessel. Paresthesia may be a manifestation of diseases of the peripheral nervous system or, more rarely, of the sensory centers of the spinal cord or brain.
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The pounds 10,000 device generates an electric pulse near the spinal cord's dorsal surface, providing a parasthesia sensation - tingling - that alters the perception of pain by the patient using a remote control pulse generator, and is typically used in conjunction with conventional medical management.
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Other symptoms are shortness of breath, a sore tongue and parasthesia (pins and needles in your fingers).
YOUR PROBLEMS by Vries, Jan de; Kelly, Dreena / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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