STROKE-CORTICAL SENSORY SIGNS

SUMMARY

"Cortical" sensory signs are often present with parietal lesions:
1. Contralateral hemisensory loss
2. Contralateral loss of 2-point discrimination
3. Tactile agnosia
4. Agraphesthesia: inability to recognize letters drawn on the palm

5. Sensory inattention/neglect: failure to perceive tactile stimuli on the opposite side of the involved hemisphere when stimuli are presented to both sides simultaneously

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