Impaired two-point discrimination

MedGen UID:: 868773
•Concept ID:: C4023178
•: Finding

HPO:	HP:0011810

Definition

A reduced ability to distinguish tactile sensations at points that are very close to one another. This can be tested by using special calipers whose points can be set from 2mm to several centimeters apart. [from HPO]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVImpaired two-point discrimination

Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
- Fetal anomaly
  - Congenital Systemic Disorder
    - Abnormality of the nervous system
      - Abnormal nervous system physiology
        Abnormal central sensory function
        Impaired two-point discrimination

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Capsaicin-induced impairment of tactile spatial discrimination ability in man: indirect evidence for increased receptive fields in human nervous system.

Kauppila T, Mohammadian P, Nielsen J, Andersen OK, Arendt-Nielsen L
Brain Res 1998 Jun 29;797(2):361-7. doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00431-4. PMID: 9666171

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Impaired two-point discrimination

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