The Nervous System (General Principles and Sensory Physiology) Part 2
Questions 10–12
Each of the disorders in Questions 10–12 is characterized either by the production of excessive pain (hyperalgesia) or the loss of pain sensation. Which disorder is characterized by excessive pain in a skin dermatomal distribution resulting from a viral infection of a dorsal root ganglion?
ExplanationHerpes zoster is a disorder characterized by excessive pain in a dermatomal distribution that results from a viral infection of a dorsal root ganglion.