What type of sensation can be described as an unpleasant abnormal sensation, whether evoked or spontaneous?
A. Dysesthesia
B. Allodynia
C. Paresthesia
D. Secondary hyperalgesia
ANS: A
Rationale: Dysesthesia is an unpleasant abnormal sensation, whether evoked or spontaneous. Often spontaneous dysesthesia is described as a sensation of burning pain or shooting or electrical sensations. A similar shooting pain is elicited by striking the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Allodynia and hyperalgesia are specific types of dysesthesias evoked by stimuli.
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