'Referred itch' (also known as 'Mitempfindung') is a phenomenon experienced by about one person in five
[1], where scratching an
itch on one part of the body produces an itching sensation on a different, apparently unrelated part of the body.
External links
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J. M. S. Pearce, ''Referred Itch (Mitempfindung)'', European Neurology, June 2006
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C. P. Richter, ''Mysterious form of referred sensation in man'', Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1977 October; 74(10): 4702–4705