Sensation Flashcards
Order of testing
Superficial, deep, cortical
Superficial sensations
Temperature, light touch, pain
Deep sensations
Proprioception, kinesthesia, vibration
Cortical sensations
Bilateral simultaneous stimulation, stereognosis, two point discrimination, barognosis, localization of touch
Barognosis
Barognosis
Graphesthesia
Number or letter drawn on skin without visual input
Kinesthesia
Identify direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part
Proprioception
Identify a static position of an extremity or body part
Stereognosis
Identify an object without sight
Allodynia
Sensation of pain in response to a stimulus that would not typically produce pain
Analgesia
A sense of pain while remaining conscious
Anesthesia
Absence of touch sensation
Causalgia
Constant, relentless, burning hyperesthesia and hyperalgesia that develops after peripheral nerve injury
Dysesthesia
Distortion of any of the senses especially touch
Hyperesthesia
Heightened sensation