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  2. Sensory processing sensitivity - Wikipedia

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    The popular terms hypersensitivity (not to be confused with the medical term hypersensitivity) or highly sensitive are popular synonyms for the scientific concept of SPS. [2] By way of definition, Aron and Aron (1997) wrote that sensory processing here refers not to the sense organs themselves, but to what occurs as sensory information is ...

  3. Sensory processing disorder - Wikipedia

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    Sensory cravings, [13] including, for example, fidgeting, impulsiveness, and/or seeking or making loud, disturbing noises; and sensorimotor-based problems, including slow and uncoordinated movements or poor handwriting. Sensory discrimination problems, which might manifest themselves in behaviors such as things constantly dropped. [citation needed]

  4. Haptic perception - Wikipedia

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    Examples of medical conditions that can cause neuropathies are diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, thyroid dysfunction (hyper- and hypothyroidism) as well as hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependency. Autism, sensory processing disorder, etc. can also affect haptic sensitivity. Loss of the sense of touch is a catastrophic deficit ...

  5. Hypoesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Damage in this way is caused by a variety of different illnesses and diseases. A few examples of the most common illnesses and diseases that can cause hypoesthesia as a side effect are as follows: Decompression sickness; Trigeminal schwannoma; Rhombencephalitis; Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord; Cutaneous sensory ...

  6. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    GBS disease Group B Streptococcal disease: GCE Glycine encephalopathy: GD Gestational diabetes: GERD Gastroesophageal reflux disease: GI Gastrointestinal: GIB Gastrointestinal bleeding: GN Glossopharyngeal neuralgia: GORD Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: GSS disease Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker disease: GT/LD Gifted and learning ...

  7. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.

  8. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...

  9. Sensory loss - Wikipedia

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    Anosmia is the inability to perceive odor, or in other words a lack of functioning olfaction.Many patients may experience unilateral or bilateral anosmia. A temporary loss of smell can be caused by a blocked nose or infection. In contrast, a permanent loss of smell may be caused by death of olfactory receptor neurons in the nose or by brain injury in which there is damage to the