the virus travels back to the skin along the sensory nerve, manifesting as a unilateral vesicular skin eruption involving one to three dermatomes. Skin vesicles may be painful or pruritic ...

The lumbosacral sensory ganglia, where HSV is most likely ... and recurrences may be at different locations along a dermatome. Women may experience only prodromal symptoms, such as burning or ...

All three had associated sensory-motor polyneuropathy. In all, skin biopsies showed a marked reduction of both epidermal and dermal nerve fibres in the symptomatic dermatomes, compared with skin from ...

Reactivation typically affects a single nerve (dermatome) and the itching and pain (and rash ... Typical shingles develops from an infection in a sensory nerve (one that runs close to the surface of ...

24 patients (30%) had sensory deficits with or without motor or reflex abnormality in one or more dermatomes. There were 25 patients (31.3%) with no detectable sensory, motor, or reflex abnormalities.

Sensory sensitivity is a common trait among neurodivergent individuals that can quickly turn a good day into a bad one. As an ADHDer, someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, I can ...

Though less common, shingles may develop as a rash that crosses multiple dermatomes. Dermatomes are separate skin areas that are supplied by separate spinal nerves. When the rash affects three or ...

Halloween is a time for spooky fun, costumes, and candy. It is also a great opportunity to engage in sensory play with children. Themed bins are all the rage–so why not put together a Halloween ...

(cr: Erik Jepsen / UC San Diego) For all animals, sensory processing is a matter of survival. Sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing — the coordination of these senses together helps them find food, ...

Autistic children and adults often respond positively to certain types of sensory input. Some, for example, find weighted blankets and tight clothing calming, while others are able to focus better ...