Various types of itch have been described, including those related to skin disease, systemic disease, nerve fiber damage, and psychiatric or psychologic conditions. At any given time, patients may ...

This causes nerve fibres to send itchy signals to your brain. 3. Itches have their own nerve network Until recently we thought that itch and pain both shared the same pathways, but in 1997 a ...

Notalgia Paresthetica NP is a sensory neuropathy marked by localised itching and pain which may or may not be accompanied by ...

In some cases, hypnosis and self-hypnosis may be helpful (Shenefelt, 2000). Examples of peripheral neuropathic itching include brachioradial pruritus, notalgia paresthetica, postherpetic neuralgia ...