A study of post-ischaemic paraesthesiae.

Studies of ischaemic and post-ischaemic paraesthesiae in normal subjects and in sciatica.

The occurrence of paraesthesiae during occlusion of the circulation to a limb (ischaemic paraesthesiae) and after its restoration (post-ischaemic paraesthesiae) is well recognized. The ischaemic paraesthesiae consist of a soft, diffuse, tingling sensation felt at the periphery of the limb and lasting only a few minutes. The post-ischaemic paraesthesiae, which have been well demarcated by Merrin...

Ischaemic and postischaemic paraesthesiae in motor neurone disease.

In a recent study of ischaemic and post-ischaemic paraesthesiae in the upper limb (Poole, 1956a) it was noted that the responses in subjects with advanced motor neurone disease differed from those in normal subjects. This observation seemed relevant to the study both of motor neurone disease itself, and of factors which determine the production of paraesthesiae in normal and other diseased stat...

Ischaemic and post-ischaemic numbness and paraesthesiae.

Ischaemic and post-ischaemic paraesthesiae; normal responses in the upper limb with special reference to the effect of age.

Paraesthesiae consequent on peripheral nerve compression or general limb ischaemia have long attracted interest, and many features suggest their possible value in the study of peripheral nerve disorders. However, it is not certain if they are an essential feature of normal nervous function or if any significance can be attached to their absence. To clarify this and to determine features suitabl...

Post-ischaemic paraesthesiae in diabetes mellitus.

A quantitative assessment of post-ischaemic paraesthesiae has been made in 50 diabetic subjects and in a group of healthy age-matched controls. The results show a highly significant diminution of the paraesthetic response in the diabetic subjects. The degree of depression of the paraesthetic response was associated with the duration of the disease and the severity of the metabolic abnormality a...

Ischaemic and postischaemic paraesthesiae in polyneuritis.

Paraesthesiae consequent on peripheral nerve compression or general limb ischaemia have attracted interest for over a century (Bastien and Vulpian, 1855), but their value in the study of nervous disease remains little explored. In a recent study (Poole, 1956) the paraesthesiae provoked in normal subjects by a standard ischaemic test were investigated in order to provide a background against whi...