What type of sensation can be described as pain evoked by a stimulus that would not normally cause pain?
A. Dysesthesia
B. Allodynia
C. Paresthesia
D. Secondary hyperalgesia
ANS: B
Rationale: Allodynia is pain evoked by a stimulus that would not normally cause pain. For example, the normally nonpainful stimulus of touch produces pain if skin is sunburned.
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