Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation: Loss of somatic sensation

Evidence of behavioral recovery of somatic sensations following peripheral and central nervous system lesions challenges therapists to not only understand the nature and extent of the change, but the conditions under which the recovery can be maximized and the mechanisms underlying. This challenge requires input from basic sciences and rehabilitation fields. Integration of these fields will provide direction for the development and testing of scientific-based interventions designed to maximize recovery by driving and shaping neural reorganization. The focus of this chapter will be on loss of somatic sensations, treatments currently available to address this problem, and the potential application of theories of perceptual learning and neural plasticity. More detail will be given to therapies following central nervous system (CNS) lesions, with particular reference to stroke. Comparisons will also be made in relation to loss following peripheral nervous system (PNS) lesions.

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