Sensory extinction is the:

A. Inability to recognize any sensations consciously.
B. Loss of conscious proprioception.
C. Same as astereognosis.
D. Awareness of stimuli on only one side of the body when both sides of the body are simultaneously stimulated.
E. Inability to localize a pinprick on one side of the body.


ANS: D
Rationale: In cases of sensory extinction (also called sensory inattention), the loss of sensation is only evident when symmetrical body parts are tested bilaterally.

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