If a Patient Experiences Numbness in the Boundaries of a Dermatome

question 61

Multiple Choice

If a patient experiences numbness in the boundaries of a dermatome, it is suggestive of damage to

• A) the somatosensory cortex.
• B) the thalamus.
• C) one of the spinal funiculi.
• D) the anterior horn of grey matter in the spinal cord.
• E) a spinal nerve.

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