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Sensory disturbances

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Sensory disturbances is a symptom in which a person has auditory (hearing), visual (seeing), tactile (touch), olfactory (smell), or oral (taste) sensory problems. He has trouble interpreting the information gained from the various senses, and/or the senses are sending incorrect information to his brain.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Brain, Head

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