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Paresthesia
Aka: Paresthesia
- Symptoms
- Abnormal Sensations in the absence of stimuli
- Numb Sensation
- Cold, warmth or burning Sensation
- Prickling, tingling or pins and needles Sensation
- Skin crawling Sensation
- Pruritus
- Location
- Extremities
- Differential Diagnosis
- See Paresthesia Causes
- Labs: Initial Evaluation
- Complete Blood Count
- Chemistry panel or metabolic panel (Chem7)
- Urinalysis
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Labs: Other Studies when indicated
- Serum Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Syphilis Serology (VDRL or RPR)
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
- Nerve Conduction velocities
- Electromyogram (EMG)
- XRay of affected extremity
- CT Head or MRI Head
- Myelography
- Nerve biopsy
- Muscle biopsy
- Serum Immunoelectrophoresis
- Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)