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Assessment of the ability to distinguish two separate points applied simultaneously on the skin.

The ability to recognize numbers or letters traced on the skin.

Ability to accurately identify the location of a light touch.

Inability to identify numbers or letters traced on skin.

The minimal distance acceptable between two points to be perceived as separate by a healthy individual.

The ability to feel light touch and pressure on the skin.

The side of the body that is experiencing a potential deficit in sensation, whether it's due to disease or injury.

The brain region responsible for processing sensory information from the body.

A blow or laceration to the lateral knee area of the fibular head, or prolonged pressure, can cause sensory deficits.

Sensory problems on one side of the body, opposite the brain lesion, unless both sides are affected.

Potential early symptoms may indicate multiple sclerosis and need to be checked.

An autoimmune disease causing nerve fiber damage in the peripheral nerves, affecting motor and sensory pathways.

A chronic bacterial infection affecting skin and peripheral nerves; occurring in the U.S., though rare.

The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, carrying sensory and motor information.

The loss of the protective coating around nerve fibers, which can slow or block signal transmission.

The process of signals passing along nerve fibers, crucial for movement and sensation.

A neurological test assessing the patient's ability to feel light touch on the skin.

Applying a light touch to the skin using soft stimulus, like cotton.

Patient's reported perception of the touch stimulus.

Systematic method of assessing touch sensitivity across areas of patient's body.

A method for assessing light touch using a method avoiding pressure and stroking or sweeping motions.

Identifying areas with normal and abnormal touch sensation, charting patient's areas of sensation.

Area on the body that does not register light touch after two attempts.

A method of evaluating the patient's ability to perceive light touch that uses a soft touch and multiple testing.

The minimum light touch required to warn of danger, like a pebble in a shoe.

Reliable tools for identifying risk of foot ulcers; vary in bending force.

Sensory problem on one side of the body, needing simultaneous testing on affected and unaffected sides.

Identifying the areas of normal and abnormal light touch to determine the extent of the sensory deficit.

Touching the skin at a 90 degree angle with the monofilament and maintaining pressure for 1.5 seconds to assess bending point.

Do not place monofilament in wounds, calluses, or scars, as this would give false results.

Lower numbers on monofilaments require more sensitivity for bending. Higher numbers require more force to bend.

Essential for evaluating sensory differences between the affected and unaffected body areas during testing.

Test one limb completely before moving to the other if both extremities are affected.

Start testing at the fingers and work upwards to progressively test each joint on the upper extremity.

A test determining a patient's ability to distinguish between cold and hot stimuli.

Applying of a stimulus to determine the patient's capacity to differentiate between hot and cold temperatures.

A test assessing recognition of joint position with upward and downward movements.

Ensuring the patient closes their eyes during thermal stimuli assessment to eliminate visual cues.

Application of at least two seconds of stimulus (cold or hot) contact on skin before patient response.

Inaccurate or absent sensory responses detected during hot or cold sensory testing.

Awareness of body position and movement in space.

A test to evaluate conscious proprioception, assessing the awareness of a joint's position.

The furthest part of a limb from the body's centre.

Front/back sides of a structure (e.g., a joint).

Pathways in the spinal cord that carry information about proprioception.

Systematic method to assess the awareness of a joint’s position.

Awareness of movement.

Ask patient to close eyes and indicate "up" or "down" in response to your motions.