TIL of a woman who had a phantom itch so persistent and severe in her scalp that she scratched through her skull while she slept, damaging her brain.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/30/the-itch?currentPage=all



Submitted March 13, 2015 at 10:57PM by Meunderwears http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yxhku/til_of_a_woman_who_had_a_phantom_itch_so/