Paresthesia
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Overview
Paresthesias are abnormal sensations, such as numbness, tingling, burning, or a feeling of ants crawling on the skin (formication) [Starr2005, pg 125].Etiology
Paresthesia is a multifactoral disorder; potential causes include:- Pinched or damanged nerve due to structural imbalance
- Nerve dysfunction associated with hypothyroidism [DeGroot1996; Starr2005, pg 125].
Diagnosis
- Structural evaluation by a Naturopathic Medical Doctor, Chiropracter, or DO.
- Basal body temperature below 97.8 degrees F, elevated TSH, or depressed T3 (suggests hypothyroidism).
Differential Diagnosis
- Hypothyroid
- Vitamin B12 deficiency [stuart2006].
ICD-9 Codes
| ICD9-Code | Description | Comments |
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References
Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web page include the following:[FDM] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.
[SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
[UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
[DeGroot1996] L.J. DeGroot et al. The Thyroid and Its Diseases, Sixth Edition. New York: Churchill Livingston (1996). Cited by [Starr2005].
[Starr2005] Mark Starr. Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. Columbia, MO: Mark Starr Trust (2005).
[Stuart2006] J.J. Stuart & S.M. Pacholok. Could it be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses. Sanger, CA: Quill Driver Books/Word Dancer Press (2006).
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