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'''Paresthesia''' is the medical term for an abnormal sensation in one's peripheral nerves, often described as tingling, pricking (“pins and needles”), burning, [[numbness]], skin crawling, or itching.<ref name="SkinDisorders2009">{{Cite book | title = The Encyclopedia of Skin and Skin Disorders|pages=282|isbn=978-0-8160-7509-6|edition=3rd|volume=|language=en|title-link=|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GKVPHoIs8uIC&lpg=PA282&pg=PA282#v=onepage|access-date=| date = 2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing | last = Turkington | first = Carol | authorlink = | last2 = Dover | first2 = Jeffrey S. | authorlink2=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location= | editor-last = | editor-first = |editor1-link=|editor-last2=|editor-first2 = }}</ref> Paresthesia ia caused by disruption of nerve signals between the brain and the body, which may be temporary or may be caused by forms of [[Small fiber peripheral neuropathy|neuropathy]].<ref name="SkinDisorders2009" /> ==Presentation== ==Prevalence== *2001, In a Belgian study, 66.4% of patients meeting the [[Fukuda criteria]] and 69.1% of patients meeting the [[Holmes criteria]], in a cohort of 2073 [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] patients, reported [[numbness]]/paresthesia.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = De Becker | first = Pascale | authorlink = Pascale De Becker | last2 = McGregor | first2 = Neil | author-link2 = Neil McGregor | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny | authorlink3 = Kenny De Meirleir| date = December 2001 | title = A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250|issue=3|pages=234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Symptom recognition== Pins and needles sensations areis a potential symptom of [[Long COVID]] in the [[World Health Organization Long COVID diagnostic criteria|World Health Organization]]'s definition.<ref name="WHO-longcovid-criteria">{{citation | title = A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus | date = Oct 6, 2021 |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] | others = World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition | first1 = Joan B. | last1 = Soriano | first2 = Maya | last2 = Allan | first3 = Carine | last3 = Alsokhn | first4 = Nisreen A. | last4 = Alwan | authorlink4 = Nisreen Alwan | first5 = Lisa | last5 = Askie | first6 = Hannah E. | last6 = Davis | authorlink6 = Hannah Davis | first7 = Janet V. | last7 = Diaz | first8 = Tarun | last8 = Dua | first9 = Wouter | last9 = de Groote | first10 = Robert | last10 = Jakob | first11 = Marta | last11 = Lado | first12 = John | last12 = Marshall | first13 = Srin | last13 = Murthy | first14 = Jacobus | last14 = Preller | first15 = Pryanka | last15 = Relan | first16 = Nicoline | last16 = Schiess | first17 = Archana | last17 = Seahwag | ref = WHO reference number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Post_COVID-19_condition/Clinical_case_definition/2021.1 | url = https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1}}</ref> ==Notable studies== ==Possible causes== *Neuropathies including diabetic neuropathy and [[small fiber peripheral neuropathy]]{{citation needed| date = Sep 2020}} *Subacute beriberi, an illness resulting from inadequate [[thiamin]] (vitamin B1).<ref name="HumanNutr2012">{{Cite book | title = Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition|pages=268|isbn=978-0-12-384885-7|edition=3rd|volume=4|language=en|title-link=|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OqcL6JgTUf8C&lpg=PA268&pg=PA268#v=onepage&f=false|access-date=| date = 2012-12-28|publisher=Academic Press | last = Thurnham | first = David I. | authorlink = |others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location= | editor-last = Caballero | editor-first = Benjamin|editor1-link=|editor-last2=|editor-first2 = }}</ref> ==Potential treatments== *[[Thiamin]] (vitamin B1)<ref name="SkinDisorders2009" /><ref name="HumanNutr2012" /><ref name=":0" /> *[[Pyridoxine]] (vitamin B6)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book | title = Drugs, Athletes, and Physical Performance|pages=2|isbn=978-1-4684-5499-4|edition=|volume=|language=en|title-link=|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9u0pBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA2&pg=PA2#v=onepage&f=false|access-date=| date = 2012-12-06|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media | last = Thomas | first = John A. | authorlink = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location= | editor-last = | editor-first = |editor1-link=|editor-last2=|editor-first2 = }}</ref> ==Learn more== ==See also== *[[Numbness]] *[[Formication]] *[[Small fiber peripheral neuropathy]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Sensitivity signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Neurological signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]
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