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The phenomena persisted from periods of a few hours to two or three days, return of function being first noticeable in the sensory nerves, and often with modification in the way of lowered acuteness, or minor signs of irritation, such as formication, slight hyperćsthesia or pain, pointing to a combination with the least extensive degrees of hćmorrhage; later, motor power was rapidly regained.— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
A fortnight later this pain still persisted; there was lowered sensation in the ulnar area with formication, also lowered sensation in the internal cutaneous area of distribution sensation in the lesser internal cutaneous area was normal.— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
The thighs begin to struggle, as if formication was going on in the muscles.— The Delight Makers
Prodromal or forerunning; the stage of pain.--This consists of lightning-like pains in the lower extremities, numbness, formication (feeling of ants, etc., crawling), sensation of dead extremities; pins and needles in the soles of the feet and fingers, coldness, itching of arms and scrotum or other parts, a sensation of constriction around the chest, headache, pain in the small of the back and loins of an aching character may occur.— Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
It is a most unamiable chapter, with such assertions as "Allah leadeth into error whom He pleaseth," etc FN#459] Alluding to the "formication" which accompanies a stroke of paralysis FN#460] Pronounce Zool Karnayn FN#461] i.e. the Koranic and our mediζval Alexander, Lord of the two Horns (East and West) much "Matagrobolized" and very different from him of Macedon.— Arabian nights. English
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