HYPERESTHESIA

Course overview

HYPERESTHESIA OCCURS AS A SYMPTOM OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN AND CAN BE PRESENT IN ANY DISEASE PROCESS THAT AFFECTS THE SOMATOSENSORY NERVOUS SYSTEM. TREATMENT INVOLVES TREATING UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AND SYMPTOMATIC SUPPORT. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT HAS THE BEST OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPERESTHESIA AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.