December 2025 in “Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health” This study highlights that careful interpretation of bite-centered anatomy and trichoscopic signs can help differentiate tick-bite alopecia from alopecia areata in children, with specific management strategies based on clinical signs.
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February 2010 in “Journal of Neurophysiology” This study observed that electrical stimulation of specific mechanoreceptive afferents in the orofacial region can evoke sensations consistent with their response properties, while others may require multiple afferents to access perceptual levels.
April 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses scalp neuropathy in androgenetic alopecia and suggests that changes in tactile sensation due to Aβ fibers and increased nociception from circ-HTMR may be involved.
June 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that subjective scalp sensations like hurting and burning are common among alopecia patients, with burning in particular showing a significant association with psychological distress in patients with lichen planopilaris and androgenetic alopecia, suggesting a potential psychoneuroinflammatory pathway.
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November 2011 in “Nature Neuroscience”