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graphesthesia

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graphesthesia
[graf′esthē′zhə]
ability to feel writing on the skin.


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49-53) Byl et al (54) were able to detect decrements in kinesthesia among patients with tendinitis associated with cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) and decrements in graphesthesia (the ability to discern and reproduce figures drawn on the dorsum of the hand with eyes closed) and manual form perception (measured as the ability to identify and later visually match objects palpated while blindfolded) among patients with focal dystonia associated with CTD.
Covariates included complex sensory impairment (proprioception, stereognosis, graphesthesia, tactile extinction, and finger
 
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