Clinical neurosensory testing: practical applications.
A relatively large percentage of the practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeon's patients experience some degree of neurosensory impairment as a normal concomitant of major surgery. Additionally, some patients develop neurosensory disturbances unexpectedly following routine surgical procedures. This report describes a practical approach to evaluating these individuals, which is essential in making intelligent decisions regarding the objective nature of the nerve injury, potential for recovery, and/or possible need for secondary microneurosurgical intervention.
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.
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D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis