A technique to detect psychogenic sensory loss.
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Tactile thresholds were measured in six patients with psychogenic hypaesthesia using a forced choice procedure. The response to stimuli close to threshold differed in a characteristic manner from that seen in patients with peripheral or central nervous system damage.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 51 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988