Paresthesia

Paresthesia is the medical term for an abnormal sensation in one's peripheral nerves, often described as tingling, pricking (“pins and needles”), burning, numbness, skin crawling, or itching.

Prevalence

 * 2001, 66.4% - 69.1% of the 2073 patients in a Belgian study of Chronic fatigue syndrome reported numbness/paresthesia.