Numbness
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Numbness is a loss of sensation or feeling in a part of your body. Often it is accompanied with pins-and-needles, burning or tingling.[1]
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 CFS patients, reported numbness/paresthesia.[2]
Symptom recognition
Notable studies
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See also
References
- ↑ Numbness - Definition - Mayo clinic
- ↑ De Becker, P; McGregor, N; De Meirleir, K (September 2001), "A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.", Journal of Internal Medicine, 250 (3): 234-240, PMID 11555128
