Skin Sensation It should be noted whether the patient can distinguish between different types of sensation such as blunt and sharp, hard and soft, hot and cold. It is possible to map out areas of defect on line diagrams of either the whole patient or the part requiring attention. Two point discrimination can be assessed for some patients but it must be remembered that this is variable in accordance with the area being examined. In the normal person two-point discrimination is better on the palmar aspect of the hand than it is on the dorsum.
Thus one must expect discrepancies seen in the normal individual. By two-point discrimination is meant the ability to distinguish two distinct areas being stimulated at any one time and noting how close the stimuli can be to each other before they are interpreted as one. Eyes & Vision Although this is the province of the highly qualified specialist,…
