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  2. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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    The briefest electric shock type of paresthesia can be caused by tweaking the ulnar nerve near the elbow; this phenomenon is colloquially known as bumping one's "funny bone". Similar brief shocks can be experienced when any other nerve is tweaked (e.g. a pinched neck nerve may cause a brief shock-like paresthesia toward the scalp).

  3. Neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    A technician can create different electrical distributions in the nerve to optimize the efficiency, and a patient controls the stimulation by passing a magnet over the unit. [ 8 ] Some degree of facial numbness is expected after most of these surgical procedures, and neuralgia might return despite the procedure's initial success.

  4. Your 'muscle aches' might actually be nerve pain. Here's how ...

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    And a compressed nerve in your middle back area can cause pain ... Tankha says patients also frequently describe nerve pain as an electric shock feeling. "And that could be the only symptom you ...

  5. Dysesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Dysesthesia is caused by damage to the nerves themselves, rather than by an innervation of absent tissue. [citation needed] Dysesthesia should not be confused with anesthesia or hypoesthesia, which refer to a loss of sensation, or paresthesia which refers to a distorted sensation. Dysesthesia is distinct in that it can, but not necessarily ...

  6. Electrical injury - Wikipedia

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    An electrical injury (electric injury) or electrical shock (electric shock) is damage sustained to the skin or internal organs on direct contact with an electric current. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The injury depends on the density of the current , tissue resistance and duration of contact. [ 4 ]

  7. Neuropathic pain - Wikipedia

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    Nerve decompressions are associated with a significant reduction in pain, in some cases the complete elimination of pain. [64] [58] [59] For patients with diabetic peripehral neuropathy (which affects 30% of diabetes patients [65]) and superimposed nerve compression, this may be treatable with multiple nerve decompressions.

  8. Peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves. [1] Damage to nerves may impair sensation, movement, gland function, and/or organ function depending on which nerve fibers are affected. Neuropathies affecting motor, sensory, or autonomic nerve fibers result in different symptoms. More than ...

  9. The Most Common Reasons People See the Doctor for Scalp Pain

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    When you have dermatitis in your scalp, it causes inflammation that can irritate the nerves in that area, leading to pain, says Gary Goldenberg, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist practicing in ...