Diseases

Somatosensory Disorders

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.

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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.

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  • Somatic Sensation Disorders
  • Sensation Disorder, Somatic
  • Sensation Disorders, Somatic
  • Somatic Sensation Disorder
  • Somatosensory Disorder
  • Impairment, Light Touch Sensation
  • Light Touch Sensation Impairment
  • Pain Sensation Diminished
  • Pinprick Sensation Diminished
  • Position Sense Disorders
  • Proprioceptive Disorders
  • Thermal Sensation Disorders
  • Diminished, Pain Sensation
  • Diminished, Pinprick Sensation
  • Diminisheds, Pain Sensation
  • Diminisheds, Pinprick Sensation
  • Pain Sensation Diminisheds
  • Pinprick Sensation Diminisheds
  • Position Sense Disorder
  • Proprioceptive Disorder
  • Sensation Diminished, Pain
  • Sensation Diminished, Pinprick
  • Sensation Diminisheds, Pain
  • Sensation Diminisheds, Pinprick
  • Sensation Disorder, Thermal
  • Sensation Disorders, Thermal
  • Sense Disorder, Position
  • Sense Disorders, Position
  • Thermal Sensation Disorder

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Sensation Disorders (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.597.751.791w
  2. C23.888w.592.763.770w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Somatosensory Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020886. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020886
  2. Somatosensory Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatosensory_disorder
  3. Somatosensory Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1641015