Damage to the somatosensory pathway, specifically the dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway, could result in diminished sense of touch. This pathway carries touch and proprioceptive information from the body to the brain for processing.
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No, they are not the same thing. Spinal, medial, lateral and also trigeminal lemnisci can be found in the pons. They are bands of ascending sensory fibres in the brain stem and each of this lemnisci carry different types of sensations.
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Medial medullary syndrome : caused by obstruction of anterior spinal artery
Lateral medullary syndrome : caused by obstruction of posterior inferior cerebellar artery, or vertebral artery
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grade i degeneration of posterior horn of medial meniscus