Obdormition Explained

Obdormition (; from Latin obdormire "to fall asleep") is a medical term describing temporary numbness in a limb, often caused by constant pressure on nerves or lack of movement.^[1] This is colloquially referred to as the limb "going to sleep" and is usually followed by paresthesia, colloquially called "pins and needles".

Notes and References

1. Book: Sharif-Alhoseini . Mahdi . Rahimi-Movaghar . Vafa . Vaccaro . Alexander R. . 2012 . Underlying causes of paresthesia . Imbelloni . Luiz E. . Gouveia . Marildo A. . Paresthesia . https://books.google.com/books?id=1H-ZDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Obdormition%22&pg=PA71 . Rijeka, Croatia . InTech . 71–90 . 978-953-51-0085-0 . Google Scholar . Obdormition is a numbness caused by prolonged pressure on a nerve, such as when a leg falls asleep if the legs are crossed for a prolonged period. .