Allodynia

As allodynia ( gr άλλος "different"; οδύνη "pain" ) is a sensation of pain is referred to in medicine, which is triggered by stimuli that normally cause no pain. For example, already be perceived as painful polyneuropathy in the contact of the blanket on the skin of the feet and lower legs. The symptoms of allodynia is still beyond present at a variety of other neurological diseases. Also in Paediatrics comes allodynia, especially in intensive care premature babies before. This can be explained by the high frequency of treatment and the often insufficient analgesia. Another example is the touch sensitivity for sunburn dar.