Somatosensory Disorders - Physiopathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Loss of somatosensory-evoked potentials and the timing of perception.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine if patients with brain lesions who have a unilateral loss of their primary somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) have altered temporal perception. BACKGROUND: Benjamin Libet postulated that the neural processing of stimuli to ... Read more...

The effects of impaired joint position sense on the development and progression of pain and structural damage in knee osteoarthritis.

13 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Although cross-sectional studies have reported impaired proprioceptive acuity in people with osteoarthritis (OA), there have been no longitudinal studies to evaluate whether those with such impairments increase the risk of OA or its ... Read more...

Deficient high-acceleration vestibular function in patients with polyneuropathy.

7 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Unsteadiness during standing and walking is a frequent complaint of patients with polyneuropathy (PNP). OBJECTIVE: To determine whether balance disorders in patients with PNP may be caused by reduced proprioceptive input from the feet ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Somatosensory Disorders - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Loss of somatosensory-evoked potentials and the timing of perception. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of impaired joint position sense on the development and progression of pain and structural damage in knee osteoarthritis. 13 Aug 2009
• Clinical reasoning: a video analysis of eye and limb movement abnormalities in a Parkinsonian syndrome. 2 Aug 2009
• Progressive unsteadiness in a 68-year-old man with longstanding abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. 30 Jul 2009
• Deficient high-acceleration vestibular function in patients with polyneuropathy. 7 Jun 2009
• The effect of tactile discrimination training is enhanced when patients watch the reflected image of their unaffected limb during training. 4 Jun 2009
• Vibratory thresholds and mobility in older persons. 30 May 2009
• Disruption of laminin in the peripheral nervous system impedes nonmyelinating Schwann cell development and impairs nociceptive sensory function. 30 May 2009
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have impaired balance function: involvement of somatosensory, visual, and vestibular systems. 13 May 2009
• Asymmetric standing posture after stroke is related to a biased egocentric coordinate system. 3 May 2009
• Reduced postural differences between phobic postural vertigo patients and healthy subjects during a postural threat. 10 Apr 2009
• Evidence for bilaterally delayed and decreased obstacle avoidance responses while walking with a lower limb prosthesis. 9 Apr 2009
• Independent alterations in the central and peripheral somatosensory pathways in rat diabetic neuropathy. Mar 2009
• The value of skin biopsy with recording of intraepidermal nerve fiber density and quantitative sensory testing in the assessment of small fiber involvement in patients with different causes of polyneuropathy. 27 Feb 2009
• Cheirobuccopedal syndrome. 27 Feb 2009
• Mirror, mirror, move my manu! 27 Feb 2009
• Joint-position sense and kinesthesia in cerebral palsy. 27 Feb 2009
• Motor dysfunction of the "non-affected" lower limb: a kinematic comparative study between hemiparetic stroke and total knee prosthesized patients. 11 Feb 2009
• Tactile threshold detection in leprosy patients with an electronic algometer. 5 Feb 2009
• Can tactile plantar stimulation improve postural control of persons with superficial plantar sensory deficit? 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Somatosensory Disorders'

Definition: Disorders of sensory information received from superficial and deep regions of the body. The somatosensory system conveys neural impulses which pertain to proprioception, tactile sensation, thermal sensation, pressure sensation, and pain. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; and BRAIN DISEASES may be associated with impaired or abnormal somatic sensation.

Descriptor UI: D020886

Alternative terms: Somatosensory Disorders; Somatosensory Disorder; Somatic Sensation Disorders; Sensation Disorder, Somatic; Sensation Disorders, Somatic; Somatic Sensation Disorder; Pain Sensation Diminished; Diminished, Pain Sensation; Diminisheds, Pain Sensation; Pain Sensation Diminisheds; Sensation Diminished, Pain; Sensation Diminisheds, Pain; Thermal Sensation Disorders; Sensation Disorder, Thermal; Sensation Disorders, Thermal; Thermal Sensation Disorder; Position Sense Disorders; Position Sense Disorder; Sense Disorder, Position; Sense Disorders, Position; Proprioceptive Disorders; Proprioceptive Disorder; Impairment, Light Touch Sensation; Light Touch Sensation Impairment; Pinprick Sensation Diminished; Diminished, Pinprick Sensation; Diminisheds, Pinprick Sensation; Pinprick Sensation Diminisheds; Sensation Diminished, Pinprick; Sensation Diminisheds, Pinprick;

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Tree Number: C10.597.751.791; C23.888.592.763.770;

History Note: 2000

Technical Notes: GEN: prefer specifics