Sensory Syndromes

Question 1

What cases tactile agnosias?

Answer 1

dominant parietal lesions (affects both hands)

Question 2

What is allochiria?

Answer 2

perceiving a stimulus that is on one side of the body that is thought to be on the other side

Question 3

What is tabes dorsalis?

Answer 3

involves posterior column and roots

Lower extremity numbness, pain, decreased vibration, proprioception, reflexes and tone, abnormal gait, atonic bladder, and NORMAL STRENGTH

Question 4

What are the classic sensory findings with syringomyelia?

Answer 4

sensory loss of pain and temperature with preservation of proprioception and touch