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This refers to a diminished response to a painful stimulus.

Analgesia is the absence of pain and hypoalgesia is reduced pain to a painful stimulus.
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Hypoalgesia
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This refers to pain resulting from a stimulus such as light touch which shouldn't normally cause pain.

This is often described as migraines and tension headaches.
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Allodynia
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This refers to the absence of pain in response to a stimulus which would normally cause pain.

This is why painkillers such as morphine and paracetamol are also referred to as analgesia.
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b
Analgesia
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An abnormal, additional sensory response such as pins and needles can be spontaneous or provoked.
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Paraesthesia
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This refers to a disproportionately increased pain response to a painful stimulus.

This can be due to neuropathy where a specific nerve becomes more sensitive to pain.
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c
Hyperalgesia
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Pain sensation
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30 year old woman is struggling with recurrent migraines.

When she brushes her or even touches her head it provokes the pain to worsen.

Which of the following terms defines this symptom?
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