Itching in older patients should not be dismissed as simply dry skin, but rather approached as a complex problem involving ...

How does itch suppression work? Different kinds of sensory nerve fibers relay signals from the skin to the spinal cord where a series of interneurons, or connector neurons, are activated. From there, ...

In a nutshell While scratching worsens allergic skin conditions like eczema by increasing inflammation, it also activates a ...

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 ...

Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD, physician scientist at the University of Maryland Medical System, presented data at the American Academy of Dermatology 2025 annual conference on the rapid efficacy of topical ...

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

The current study showed that DPN with concomitant neuropathic pain impacts QoL and mental health ... Sensory symptoms included pins and needles (93%), tingling (82%), numbness (55%), and itching (44% ...

The affected nerves can induce the sensation of pain in the brain. Neuropathic pain is often associated with the sensation of burning, coldness, "pins and needles", numbness or itching.