Aesthesiography
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Aesthesiography comes from the Greek word “aesthesis” (αίσθησις) meaning "sensibility," and “graphy” in order to visualize hyposensibility of the skin. This term has been proposed by the French surgeon Létiévant
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The use to map the cutaneous nerve lesions was well-known.. Totally forgotten during seven decades, this use luckily came back in the daily practice of medical doctors and therapists.. The aesthesiology of the whole body is a science used to assess neuropathic pain patients (NPP).
Létiévant
Jean Joseph Emile Létiévant was a French surgeon remembered for drawing the first aesthesiography.- Biography :Jean Joseph Emile Létiévant studied medicine in Lyons, Montpellier and Paris...
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The use to map the cutaneous nerve lesions was well-known.. Totally forgotten during seven decades, this use luckily came back in the daily practice of medical doctors and therapists.. The aesthesiology of the whole body is a science used to assess neuropathic pain patients (NPP).
See also
- Somatosensory Rehabilitation of PainSomatosensory Rehabilitation of PainThe Somatosensory Rehabilitation of Pain, is a method, who’s aim is to treat conditions of a reduced sense of touch or sensation in order to decrease neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain, with a prevalency of 6.9 % of the general population, represents an important public health problem. i.e. Carpal...
- Dysaesthesia
- Hypoaesthesia
- Aesthesiometer