Baragnosis
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Baragnosis is an inability to accurately judge weight differences. It is the opposite of barognosis
, the ability to accurately judge weight differences. It is usually a result of damage to the primary somatosensory cortex. This damage is commonly caused by a lesion
or a subdural hemorrhage of the middle cerebral artery
.
Barognosis
Barognosis, or baresthesia, is the ability of evaluating the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by looking at them. It is the opposite of baragnosis, the inability of evaluating the weight of objects...
, the ability to accurately judge weight differences. It is usually a result of damage to the primary somatosensory cortex. This damage is commonly caused by a lesion
Lesion
A lesion is any abnormality in the tissue of an organism , usually caused by disease or trauma. Lesion is derived from the Latin word laesio which means injury.- Types :...
or a subdural hemorrhage of the middle cerebral artery
Artery
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. This blood is normally oxygenated, exceptions made for the pulmonary and umbilical arteries....
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