{"id":50,"date":"2009-02-26T01:46:11","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T01:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/neurodermatome\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:45:18","slug":"neurodermatome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/neurodermatome\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Dermatome Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The word <em>dermatome <\/em>refers to a correspondence between the skin and the nervous system. <\/span> Sensory dermatome maps used to help localize the level of neurologic deficit.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<figure style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.medicalcriteria.com\/fig\/dermatomes_es.jpg\" alt=\"Sensory Dermatome Maps\" width=\"530\" height=\"705\" border=\"0\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sensory Dermatome Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Levels of principal dermatomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<table id=\"AutoNumber1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" width=\"70%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C5<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Clavicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C5, 6, 7<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Lateral parts of upper limbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C8, Th1<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Medial sides of upper limbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C6<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Thumb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C6, 7, 8<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Hand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">C8<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Ring and little fingers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Th4<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Level of nipples<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Th10<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Level of umbilicus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Th12<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Inguinal or groin regions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">L1, 2, 3, 4<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Anterior and inner surfaces of lower limbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">L4, 5, S1<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">L4<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Medial side of great toe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">S1, 2, L5<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Posterior and outer surfaces of lower limbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">S1<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Lateral margin of foot and little toe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">S2, 3, 4<\/td>\n<td width=\"65%\">Perineum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Greenberg SA. The history of dermatome mapping. Arch Neurol. 2003 Jan;60(1):126-31. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12533100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lee MW, McPhee RW, Stringer MD. An evidence-based approach to human dermatomes. 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