British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000 Phantom pain is experienced by 60% to 80% of patients following limb amputation but is only severe in about 5% to 10% of cases. The mechanisms underlying pain in amputees are not fully understood, but factors in both the peripheral and central nervous system play a role.
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Clinical feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a novel mixed reality system to manage phantom pain: a pilot study [PDF]
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022 Background To assess the clinical feasibility of a virtual mirror therapy system in a pilot sample of patients with phantom pain. Methods Our Mixed reality system for Managing Phantom Pain (Mr.
Thiru M Annaswamy +5 more
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Indian J Surg, 2012 Right upper quadrant abdominal pain may be due to many causes, and at times may give rise to diagnostic dilemma. We present here a young lady with biliary type of pain who was eventually found to have gall bladder agenesis with aerobilia, in the absence of prior biliary intervention.
Choudhury N, Talukdar R, Hagjer S.
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 A phantom syndrome is a pain syndrome that occurs when part of the body, such as the nose, tongue, breast, tooth, testis, penis, bladder, or anus, has been lost as the result of an accident or operation. Its frequency and etiology remain unclear [1]. Phantom bladder pain is a rare phantom syndrome that has not been reported previously in South Korea ...
Kyeong-Eon Park +4 more
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A case of phantom pain and stump pain that was effectively controlled by ultrasound‐guided ulnar and median peripheral nerve blocks [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Phantom limb pain and stump pain are often intractable, and their incidences are relatively high. We report a case of a patient with phantom limb and stump pain of the finger, who was successfully treated by peripheral nerve blocks.
Shunya Sekiguchi +4 more
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Combined mirror visual and auditory feedback therapy for upper limb phantom pain: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain is a very common issue after amputations. In recent years there has been accumulating data implicating 'mirror visual feedback' or 'mirror therapy' as helpful in the treatment of phantom limb ...
Yan Kun, Chernev Ivan, Wilcher Delia G
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Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery to Treat Chronic Postamputation Pain: A Prospective Study in Major Lower Limb Amputation Patients [PDF]
Annals of Surgery OpenObjective:. The objective was to assess the postsurgical outcomes of regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) surgery in a prospective cohort of major lower extremity amputation patients with chronic postamputation pain. Background:.
Jennifer C. Lee, MD +12 more
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The Effectiveness of Intravenous Morphine Infusion as Preemptive Analgesia in Preventing Phantom Limb Pain Following Lower Limb Amputation [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2010 hantom limb pain may reduce ambulation and mobility in amputees, resulting in diminished quality of life. We conducted a prospective study to compare the perioperative analgesic use of intravenous morphine infusion in 27 patients (Group A) and ...
KC Chong +4 more
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Case Report: Reduction in post-amputation phantom limb pain intensity accompanying the onset of phantom limb telescoping [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain ResearchIntroductionIndividuals with limb loss frequently report post-amputation phenomena, including nonpainful phantom sensations, phantom limb pain (PLP), and residual limb pain (RLP).
Andrea Aternali +5 more
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