Definition and Etymology The term allachesthesia denotes a highly specific neurological symptom characterized by the mislocalization of a tactile stimulus. In this condition, a touch applied to one area of the body is consciously perceived by the patient as having occurred at a completely different, distant location. It is fundamentally a spatial distortion of the […]
ALLOCHIRIA (ALLOCHEIRIA) Allochiria, sometimes spelled Allocheiria, is a complex neurological phenomenon classified as a somatosensory disorder. It is characterized by the transposition of sensory stimuli across the median sagittal plane of the body. Specifically, the patient perceives a touch, pain, temperature, or proprioceptive stimulus applied to one side of the body as having been applied […]
Referred Sensation The Core Definition of Referred Sensation Referred sensation, sometimes termed eccentric perception, is a fundamental concept in neuroscience and sensation psychology describing the phenomenon where sensory input originating from one anatomical location is consciously perceived or felt at a distinctly different, disparate point on the body. This mislocalization of stimulus is not merely […]