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Pain Nerve
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! Seek urgent medical care if warning signs appear
A symptom can have many possible causes. Some symptoms need urgent assessment, especially when they are severe, sudden or rapidly worsening.
Get urgent medical care now if there is any severe, sudden, rapidly worsening or worrying symptom, especially:
- chest pain, pressure or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back
- trouble breathing, blue lips, severe wheeze or choking
- stroke-like symptoms such as face drooping, arm weakness or speech trouble
- collapse, fainting, seizure, confusion or extreme drowsiness
- severe bleeding, black stools, vomiting blood or major injury
- severe allergic reaction, swelling of the face/throat or widespread rash with breathing trouble
- severe abdominal pain, severe headache, stiff neck or sudden vision change
- signs of severe dehydration, sepsis, high fever with worsening illness, or symptoms in a baby/young child that concern you
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Pain Nerve
The term neuralgia refers to pain in a nerve pathway. Nerve pain may be due to irritation or damage to the nerve. Nerve pain is often described as sharp and shocking pain. Symptoms accompanying nerve pain may include numbness or increased sensitivity along the path of the nerve, and weakness or paralysis of the muscle supplied by the nerve.
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Body areaNerves
Body areaPain