Congenital insensitivity to pain: A critique

No available reported case of apparent congenital pain insensitivity meets strict requirements for the syndrome. 17 "probable" cases are so neurologically and behaviorally heterogeneous that there appear to be several kinds of insensitivities with variations in the nature and/or locus of t...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1963-05, Vol.60 (3), p.252-264
Main Author: Sternbach, Richard A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Congenital Disorders
Human
Nervous System Disorders
Neurology
Pain
Syndromes
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Summary:No available reported case of apparent congenital pain insensitivity meets strict requirements for the syndrome. 17 "probable" cases are so neurologically and behaviorally heterogeneous that there appear to be several kinds of insensitivities with variations in the nature and/or locus of their neural deficits. The possible kinds of such deficits are discussed. The ability of these persons to survive is seriously impaired and depends on their ability to use other sensory cues of tissue damage. Normal personality development is rarely affected by the absence of pain. (64 ref.)
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/h0042959