Sensation
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Sensation
Sensation is always done last so as to not lose the patient’s cooperation. It is important to apply the minimum stimulus that elicits a response. Always test distal to proximal and caudal to cranial. Lesions often decrease sensation distal/caudal to the site, increase sensation at the site, and have normal sensation proximal/cranial to the site. Autonomous zones are also helpful in the localization of the lesion.