Common Sensory Impairment Flashcards
1
Q
inability to recognize weight
A
Abarognosis
2
Q
pain produced by non noxious stimulus
A
Allodynia
3
Q
complete loss of pain sensitivity
A
analgesia
4
Q
inability to localize sensation
A
atopognosia
5
Q
inability to recognize form and shape
A
astereognosis
6
Q
painful, burning sensation usually along the distribution of a nerve
A
Causalgia
7
Q
touch sensation perceived as pain
A
dysesthesia
8
Q
decreased sensitivity to pain
A
hypalgesia
9
Q
increased sensitivity to pain
A
hyperalgesia
10
Q
increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli
A
hyperesthesia
11
Q
abnormal sensation such as numbness, prickling or tingling without apparent cause
A
paresthesia
