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Paresthesia, also known as pins and needles, is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. [1] Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [ 1 ]
Long title: An Act to amend the law about the national health service; to establish and make provision in connection with a Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health; to make provision in relation to arrangements for joint working between NHS bodies and the prison service, and between NHS bodies and local authorities in Wales; to make provision in connection with the regulation ...
The Act was created on 11 March 2009 with the following regulated activities: provision of health care to patients by a National Health Service (NHS) Trust or NHS Foundation Trust. provision of ambulance services, for transporting patients for the purpose of treatment by a NHS Trust or a NHS Foundation Trust.
National Health Service Act 1977; National Health Service Act 2006; National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002; National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973; NHS Funding Act 2020; NHS mandate; NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008; NHS Redress Act 2006; NHS Resolution
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It is caused by lesions of the nervous system, peripheral or central, and it involves sensations, whether spontaneous or evoked, such as burning, wetness, itching, electric shock, and pins and needles. [1] Dysesthesia can include sensations in any bodily tissue, including most often the mouth, scalp, skin, or legs. [1]
Formication is the sensation resembling that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin, in the absence of actual insects.It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as pins and needles.
Common manifestations of sensory issues include numbness or painful sensations in the arms and legs, abnormal sensations like "pins and needles," and heat intolerance. [5] Pain experienced by individuals depends on the severity of the polyneuropathy. It may be dull and constant in some individuals while being sharp and lancinating in others. [4]