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| a decreased or absent sensation of pain |
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| an induced state of partial or total loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness |
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| an abnormal pattern of neuromuscular activity, characterized by rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle |
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| abnormal, involuntary twitching of a muscle |
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| ability to feel writing on the skin |
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| the perception of a painful stimulus to a degree that varies significantly from a normal perception of the same stimulus |
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| extreme sensitivity to pain |
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| abnormally decreased sensation. a decrease in sensation in response to stimulation of the sensory nerves or body organs or areas they innervate |
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| abnormally increased sensation. an extreme sensitivity of one of the body's sense organs, such as pain or touch receptors in the skin. |
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unusual nerve sensations of touch, such as tingling and burning
any subjective sensation, experienced as numbness, tingling, or a “pins and needles'' feeling. |
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| an abnormal, sudden, excessive, uncontrolled electrical discharge of neurons with the brain that may result in alteration of consciousness, motor, or sensory ability, and/or behavior |
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| the relation between the thumb and the other digits of the hand for the purpose of grasping objects between the thumb and fingers |
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| ability to identify a familiar object by touch and manipulation |
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transient loss of consciousness (blackouts), most commonly caused by decreased perfusion to the brain.
fainting; a brief lapse in consciousness caused by transient cerebral hypoxia |
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| rhythmic, purposeless, quivering movements resulting from the involuntary alternating contraction and relaxation of opposing groups of the skeletal muscles. |
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