Numbness and Pain Experienced by Stroke Victims

Somatic Changes Perceived by Patients With Heart Failure During Acute Exacerbation

“…During acute HF exacerbation, symptoms often occur as a cluster 13–15 . Patients who had numbness and pain after a stroke said that they could not distinguish between numbness and pain 16 . It has been also reported that patients with HF experience ambiguous somatic changes, especially in the early stages of HF exacerbation 17–19 .…”

“…[13][14][15] Patients who had numbness and pain after a stroke said that they could not distinguish between numbness and pain. 16 It has been also reported that patients with HF experience ambiguous somatic changes, especially in the early stages of HF exacerbation. [17][18][19] These ambiguous, overlapping, and complex symptom characteristics of HF may make it difficult to label the somatic changes experienced by the patients under specific symptoms.…”