title: Stereoanesthesia or astereognosia?
abstract: This case attempts to explicit the importance of clinical examination in the differential diagnosis of two similar clinical entities namely astereognosia and stereoanesthesia. The patient presented below involves a multiple sclerosis patient whose symptoms were considered at first to be a case of astereognosia since she mainly complained of an inability to recognize and name the form and nature of objects by touch. However, a thorough clinical examination and the results of neurophysiological and neuroimaging testing demonstrated that it involved a case of stereoanesthesia due to a demyelinating lesion at the cervical region of the spinal cord.
authors: Department of Neurology, Athens National University, Eginition Hospital, 72-74 Vas. Sofias Av., 11528, Athens, Greece. ekarariz@med.uoa.gr
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Kararizou
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Lykomanos
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kosma
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kokotis
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Giatas
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Markou
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Vassilopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D014732:Vibration