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Paresthesia

Aka: Paresthesia
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  1. Symptoms
    1. Abnormal sensations in the absence of stimuli
      1. Numb sensation
      2. Cold, warmth or burning sensation
      3. Prickling, tingling or pins and needles sensation
      4. Skin crawling sensation
      5. Pruritus
    2. Location
      1. Extremities
  2. Differential Diagnosis
    1. See Paresthesia Causes
  3. Labs: Initial Evaluation
    1. Complete Blood Count
    2. Chemistry panel or metabolic panel (Chem7)
    3. Urinalysis
    4. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
    5. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
  4. Labs: Other Studies when indicated
    1. Serum Folate
    2. Vitamin B12
    3. Syphilis Serology (VDRL or RPR)
    4. Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
    5. Nerve conduction velocities
    6. Electromyogram (EMG)
    7. XRay of affected extremity
    8. CT Head or MRI Head
    9. Myelography
    10. Nerve biopsy
    11. Muscle biopsy
    12. Serum immunoelectrophoresis
    13. Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)

Paresthesia (C0030554)

Definition (NCI) Abnormal cutaneous sensations of tingling, numbness, pressure, cold, and warmth that an individual experiences without the presence of a stimulus. It results from functional disturbances of sensory neurons. Causes include peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, and nerve damage.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by functional disturbances of sensory neurons resulting in abnormal cutaneous sensations of tingling, numbness, pressure, cold, and warmth that are experienced in the absence of a stimulus.
Definition (NCI) Abnormal touch sensations, such as burning or prickling, that occur without an outside stimulus.
Definition (MSH) Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
Concepts Sign or Symptom (T184)
MSH D010292
SnomedCT 206857001, 158228009, 91019004
English PARESTHESIAS, PARAESTHESIA, PARESTHESIA, [D]Paraesthesia, [D]Paresthesia, Paresthesia, [D]Paresthesia (context-dependent category), Paresthesias, Paraesthesias, [D]Paraesthesia (situation), [D]Paresthesia (situation), Paresthesia [Disease/Finding], abnormal sensation, parasthesia, paresthesias, parasthesias, paraesthesias, paresthesia, Parasthesia, Paraesthesia, Paresthesia (finding), paraesthesia
French PARESTHESIE, Parasthésie, Paresthésie
Portuguese PARESTESIA, Parestesia, Formigamento, Sensações de Queimadura
Spanish PARESTESIA, Paraestesia, Parestesias, [D]parestesia (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]Paraesthesia, [D]Paresthesia, [D]parestesia, [D]parestesia (situación), parestesia (hallazgo), parestesia, Hormigueo, Parestesia, Sensacion de Quemaduras, Sensación de Quemaduras
German PARAESTHESIE, Paraesthesie, Parästhesie, Sensibilitätsstörung
Dutch veranderd gevoel, paresthesie, Paresthesie
Swedish Parestesi
Japanese ｻｸｶﾝｶｸ, 感覚異常, 感覚-異常, 錯感覚, 錯感覚症, 感覚異常症, 異常感覚
Czech parestézie, Parestezie
Finnish Parestesia
Russian PARESTEZIIA, ПАРЕСТЕЗИЯ
Polish Czucie opaczne, Parestezja
Hungarian Paraesthesia, Paresztézia
Italian Parestesia
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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