ASTEREOGNOSIS

Course overview

ASTEREOGNOSIS IS THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY OBJECTS BY FEEL ONLY, IN THE ABSENCE OF INPUT FROM THE VISUAL SYSTEM. IT MAY ALSO BE DEFINED AS THE IMPAIRMENT OF RECOGNITION OF THE OBJECTS BY SOMATOSENSORY DISCRIMINATION OF THE SIZE, TEXTURE, WEIGHT, AND SHAPE OF THE OBJECTS, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY MAJOR SOMATOSENSORY DEFICIT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOPATHOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF ASTEREOGNOSIS AND EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING THE DISABILITY DUE TO ASTEREOGNOSIS.