Underlying Causes of Paresthesia

Sharif-Alhoseini, Mahdi; Rahimi‐Movaghar, Vafa; Vaccaro, Alexander R.

doi:10.5772/32360

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“…Classically, sensory aura starts in one of the hands and spreads up to involve the whole of the upper limb. In about two-third of cases, it jumps up to involve the ipsilateral face 4 8. In case 1, the patient had paraesthesia localised mostly to the face and tongue.…”

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Two atypical cases of isolated migrainous paraesthesia

Prakash

Rathore

2016

BMJ Case Reports

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A large number of migraineurs have various transient neurological symptoms in the absence of headache at one time or another. Such transient neurological symptoms largely represent the typical migraine auras without headaches. Isolated visual aura is the most common aura in this category. Sensory aura is the second most common aura. However, the literature is sparse regarding isolated sensory aura without headache. Herein, we are reporting two cases of recurrent paraesthesia that fulfilled the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3β) criteria of typical migrainous sensory aura without headache. Review of the literature suggests that upper limb involvement is almost universal (>90%) in the typical sensory aura. However, our both cases were unusual in this aspect. Case 1 had recurrent spontaneous paraesthesia predominantly on the left side of the face. Case 2 had recurrent spontaneous paraesthesia in either the left or right lower limb. Both cases responded to antimigraine drugs.

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“…The presence of paraesthesia in the face or in one limb highly suggests a possibility of secondary causes 4. Both patients were extensively investigated over the years for paraesthesia.…”

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Two atypical cases of isolated migrainous paraesthesia

Prakash

Rathore

2016

BMJ Case Reports

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“…14 On the other hand, the second clinical case introduces the still unclear pathogenesis of cervical muscle entrapments and anomalies. 15,16 Many variations have already been reported concerning the EJV, the great auricular nerve and the platysma muscle anatomy.…”

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Spontaneous thrombosis of primary external jugular veins aneurysms

Gianesini

Menegatti

Zuolo

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Veins and Lymphatics

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External jugular vein (EJV) aneurysms represent a rare condition whose origin, evolution and consequent best therapeutic options still need further investigations. We present herein two peculiar clinical cases. In the first one, an EJV aneurysm developed around a malformed valve which embedded a spontaneous thrombosis. Transverse cutaneous nerve compression by the aneurysmatic mass was identified. In the second case, a recurring thrombosed EJV aneurysm was found pinched among the platysma muscle and the superficial layer of the cervical fascia. A pertinent literature review is also presented in order to interpret the findings herein never previously described.

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“…Transient paresthesia can also be triggered by several chemical agents and is listed as a side effect of numerous pharmaceutical agents. 1 The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which drugs cause paresthesia are complex and poorly understood. Its broad occurrence, however, suggests that drug-related paresthesia is a nonspecific phenomenon with diverse underlying causes, which may or may not be directly linked to a drug's mode of action.…”

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confidence: 99%