What is meant by paresthesia?
A paresthesia is any abnormal sensation. It may be spontaneous or evoked by a specific event. The most common paresthesia is the sense of “pins and needles” when a nerve in a limb is compressed (e.g., the limb “falls asleep”). Paresthesias are not always painful.
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