pain sensations

Question 1

Dysesthesia

Answer 1

Any abnormal sensation described as unpleasant by the patients

Question 2

Hyperalgesia

Answer 2

Exaggerated pain response from a normally painful stimulus; usually includes aspects of summation with repeated stimulus of constant intensity and after sensation

Question 3

Hyperesthesia (hypesthesia)

Answer 3

Exaggerated perception of touch stimulus; heightened cutaneous sensitivity

Question 4

Hyperpathia

Answer 4

Abnormally painful reaction to a painful stimulus and elevated threshold for pain; related to hyperalgesia

Question 5

Pallanesthesia

Answer 5

Loss of perception of vibration

Question 6

Allodynia

Answer 6

Abnormal perception of pain from a normally nonpainful mechanical or thermal stimulus; usually has elements of delay in perception and of aftersensation

Question 7

Anesthesia

Answer 7

Reduced perception of all sensation, mainly touch

Question 8

Analgesia

Answer 8

Loss of perception of pain stimulus

Question 9

Paresthesia

Answer 9

Spontaneous positive, prickling sensation that is not unpleasant

Question 9

Causalgia

Answer 9

Burning pain in the distribution of one or more peripheral nerves

Question 10

Hypoalgesia (Hypalgesia)

Answer 10

Decreased sensitivity and raised threshold to painful stimuli