scholarly journals Self-Reported Skin Sensation by People Who Have Experienced Containment During COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 943-947
Author(s):  
Nicolas Kluger ◽  
Caroline Le Floc'h ◽  
Margot Niore ◽  
Veronique Delvigne ◽  
Guénaële Le Dantec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Sensation

The Emotional Sources of "Chills" Induced by Music

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaak Panksepp
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Social Loss ◽  
College Age ◽  
Emotional Process ◽  
Emotional Meaning ◽  
Skin Sensation ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Large Survey

Music modifies moods and emotions by interacting with brain mechanisms that remain to be identified. One powerful emotional effect induced by music is a shivery, gooseflesh type of skin sensation (commonly called "chills" or "thrills"), which may reflect the brain's ability to extract specific kinds of emotional meaning from music. A large survey indicated that college-age students typically prefer to label this phenomenon as "chills" rather than "thrills," but many mistakenly believe that happiness in music is more influential in evoking the response than sadness. A series of correlational studies analyzing the subjective experience of chills in groups of students listening to a variety of musical pieces indicated that chills are related to the perceived emotional content of various selections, with much stronger relations to perceived sadness than happiness. As a group, females report feeling more chills than males do. Because feelings of sadness typically arise from the severance of established social bonds, there may exist basic neurochemical similarities between the chilling emotions evoked by music and those engendered by social loss. Further study of the "chill" response should help clarify how music interacts with a specific emotional process of the normal human brain.

scholarly journals Successful Management of Rhabdomyolysis with Acute Infection Resulting from Chronic Sacrococcygeal Pressure Ulcers in a Paraplegic Patient: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Huang ◽  
Yansheng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Acute Infection ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sacrococcygeal Region ◽  
Skin Sensation ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Paraplegic Patient

Abstract Background: Rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life-threatening syndrome, is caused by the breakdown of skeletal muscle cells and leakage of intramyocellular contents into the bloodstream. The treatment of cases with rhabdomyolysis resulting from chronic sacrococcygeal pressure ulcers have been rarely reported.Case presentation: A 62-year-old man suffered from high fever and dark-colored urine. For the past 30 years, the patient has lived with paraplegia, which led to his immobility. According to his physical examination, the wound on his sacrococcygeal region was dehisced and exuded repeatedly with loss of skin sensation. Upon corroboration of a physical examination and laboratory tests, the patient was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis with an acute infection resulting from sacrococcygeal pressure ulcers. We first debrided the necrotic tissue, and then the chronic ulcer was repaired. The wound dressing was changed frequently, and antimicrobial therapy and nutritional support were included in the treatment. The fever and dark-colored urine were gradually relieved post-operatively. Renal function was also improved according to the typical indicators in laboratory tests. Additionally, the size of the pressure ulcers was reduced, to some extent. The patient was discharged after one month of hospitalization.Conclusions: Accurate diagnosis is critical for clinicians to administer precise treatment to paraplegic patients with progressive rhabdomyolysis.

Geometry of the Ventrobasal Complex: Functional Significance in Skin Sensation

1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 185-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Iwamura ◽  
E.P. Gardner ◽  
W.A. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Functional Significance ◽  
Ventrobasal Complex ◽  
Skin Sensation

How to examine surface skin sensation - practical quidance

2019 ◽  
Vol XXIII (2) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Filip GEORGIEW ◽  
Ewa OTFINOWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Intensity ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Skin Sensation ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Sensory Impression

Sensations accompany us in our daily lives. They allow a man to gather information about the changes occurring in the external environment. Thanks to then, we can primarily feel pain, touch, temperature (heat, cold). Within a few years we developed different methods and measuring instruments. However, still the era of medicine and biotechnology scientists are still puzzled on finding the best way on measuring the slightest stimulus intensity, causing sensory impression and thus the sophistication of such a method that best shows the change this threshold.

On the possible functional role of afferent pathways in skin sensation

1975 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Eidelberg ◽  
C.J. Kreinick ◽  
C. Langescheid
Keyword(s):  
Functional Role ◽  
Afferent Pathways ◽  
Skin Sensation

Evaluation of Sensation on Mastectomy Skin Flaps following Immediate Breast Reconstruction

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (06) ◽  
pp. 420-425
Author(s):  
Zeynep Akdeniz Dogan ◽  
Jian Farhadi
Keyword(s):  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Sensory Thresholds ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Sensory Assessment ◽  
Autologous Tissue ◽  
Immediate Reconstruction ◽  
Skin Sensation ◽  
Sensory Recovery ◽  
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy ◽  
Nipple Sparing

Abstract Background During a subcutaneous mastectomy, nerves are severed and patients lose sensation on the breast skin. The aim of this study is to investigate factors that have impact on the sensation of the mastectomy flaps and patients' own perception regarding overall breast skin sensation. Patients and Methods Patients who have undergone skin sparing or nipple sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with either an implant or autologous tissue were included. Sensory assessment was performed at least 12 months after surgery using Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments (Aesthesio, San Jose, CA). The breast envelope was divided into four quadrants, and one measurement from each quadrant was recorded. Patients were also asked to fill out a questionnaire before the examination. Results A total of 59 breasts in 40 women were examined. In lower medial quadrant, significantly more patients reported “no sensation” in the radiated group than the nonradiated group. In upper medial quadrant and lower lateral quadrant, patients with NSM reported better sensation than patients with skin sparing mastectomy (SSM). Conclusion Vascularized tissue did not improve sensory recovery. There was no relationship between sensation and the preoperative cup size and the number of revision surgeries. Irradiation was associated with higher sensory thresholds in lower medial quadrant. Nipple sparing mastectomy was associated with lower sensory thresholds in two quadrants compared to SSM. Independent of all variables none of the patients reported normal sensation.

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