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hemianesthesia

hemianesthesia Hemianesthesia is loss of feeling on one side of the body, usually up to the body's midline, and it may involve the skin, mucous membranes, muscles, and even deeper parts.

Hemianesthesia is loss of feeling on one side of the body, usually up to the body's midline, and it may involve the skin, mucous membranes, muscles, and even deeper parts. In the historical account here, it is described especially in hysteria, where sensation may be reduced for pain or touch and may stay on one side or shift to the other.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-3339000-3351000).
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