"Somatosensory Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.791 C23.888.592.763.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Somatosensory Disorders- Somatosensory Disorders
- Somatosensory Disorder
- Somatic Sensation Disorders
- Sensation Disorder, Somatic
- Sensation Disorders, Somatic
- Somatic Sensation Disorder
Pain Sensation Diminished- Pain Sensation Diminished
- Diminished, Pain Sensation
- Diminisheds, Pain Sensation
- Pain Sensation Diminisheds
- Sensation Diminished, Pain
- Sensation Diminisheds, Pain
Thermal Sensation Disorders- Thermal Sensation Disorders
- Sensation Disorder, Thermal
- Sensation Disorders, Thermal
- Thermal Sensation Disorder
Position Sense Disorders- Position Sense Disorders
- Position Sense Disorder
- Sense Disorder, Position
- Sense Disorders, Position
Pinprick Sensation Diminished- Pinprick Sensation Diminished
- Diminished, Pinprick Sensation
- Diminisheds, Pinprick Sensation
- Pinprick Sensation Diminisheds
- Sensation Diminished, Pinprick
- Sensation Diminisheds, Pinprick
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somatosensory Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Treatment of Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:e221-e241.
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Integration of viscerosomatic sensory input at the spinal level. Prog Brain Res. 2000; 122:209-21.