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Neuralgia history and symptoms
Introduction
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History and Symptoms
History and Symptoms
- Increased sensitivity of the skin along the path of the damaged nerve, so that any touch or pressure is felt as pain
- Numbness along the path of the nerve
- In the same location each episode
- Sharp, stabbing
- May come and go (intermittent), or be constant, burning pain
- May get worse when the area is moved
- Weakness or complete paralysis of muscles supplied by the same nerve
References
References
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