Diseases

Allesthesia

A neurological disorder in which a sensory stimulus, usually tactile but more rarely other sensory modalities, is misperceived in a location distant from the original stimulus.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A neurological disorder in which a sensory stimulus, usually tactile but more rarely other sensory modalities, is misperceived in a location distant from the original stimulus.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Allachesthesia
  • Alloesthesia
  • Allachesthesias
  • Allesthesias
  • Alloesthesias
  • Allochiria
  • Dyschiria
  • Allochirias
  • Dyschirias

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ALLIESTHESIA see INTEROCEPTION

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History Note

2015

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Tree Numbers

  1. C10w.597.606.762.175
  2. C23.888w.592.604.764.175
  3. F01.700.750.175

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Allesthesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066190. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066190
  2. Allesthesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42265231