CLINICAL CASE STUDY: MYSTERIOUS EPISODES OF
MARY: NEUROANATOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What is hypoesthesia? How does it differ from paresthesia?
Hypoesthesia refers to a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial
loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli; in layman's terms, it's numbness.
Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, tickling, pricking, or burning of a
person's skin with no apparent and obvious long-term physical effect. The
difference is "numbness" is common to hypoesthesia, whereas the
sensation of "pins and needles" or of a limb "falling asleep" is common to
paresthesia.
Identify the part of the human nervous system that is usually
associated with symptoms of hypoesthesia and paresthesia.
MARY: NEUROANATOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What is hypoesthesia? How does it differ from paresthesia?
Hypoesthesia refers to a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial
loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli; in layman's terms, it's numbness.
Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, tickling, pricking, or burning of a
person's skin with no apparent and obvious long-term physical effect. The
difference is "numbness" is common to hypoesthesia, whereas the
sensation of "pins and needles" or of a limb "falling asleep" is common to
paresthesia.
Identify the part of the human nervous system that is usually
associated with symptoms of hypoesthesia and paresthesia.
