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Astereognosis

Astereognosis (astereognosis; and - – otritsa. Greek stereos – strong, firm, volume, space + Greek gnosis – cognition) – impossibility to define a subject form to the touch at preservation deep muscular, tactile and a thermoesthesia is frequent +.

 
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There are very curious medical syndromes, for example, persuasive swallowing objects. In a stomach of one patient suffering from this mania 2500 foreign objects were revealed.