Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy (also known as
Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis) is a condition affecting the sensory
cutaneous nerves A cutaneous nerve is a nerve that provides nerve supply to the skin.
Human anatomy
In human anatomy, cutaneous nerves are primarily responsible for providing sensory innervation to the skin. In addition to sympathetic and autonomic afferent (sens ...
of the limbs, characterised by sudden onset of severe pain upon the movement of a limb that stretches a particular nerve, for example, when turning a key. The condition comes and goes with those affected experiencing long periods, potentially years, without complaint interrupted by one or more attacks in succession.
It is considered benign.
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Human diseases and disorders
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