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Pain, 2020 Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. A 6-day ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve block reduces phantom limb pain and pain-induced physical and emotional dysfunction for at least 4 weeks after treatment.
B. Ilfeld +14 more
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More than skin deep: body representation beyond primary somatosensory cortex [PDF]
, 2010 The neural circuits underlying initial sensory processing of somatic information are relatively well understood. In contrast, the processes that go beyond primary somatosensation to create more abstract representations related to the body are less clear.
Azanon, E. +2 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a type of chronic pain that follows limb amputation, brachial plexus avulsion injury, or spinal cord injury. Treating PLP is a well-known challenge.
Xin Tong +6 more
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A Survey of Frozen Phantom Limb Experiences: Are Experiences Compatible With Current Theories
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 There are over two million individuals living with amputations in the United States. Almost all will experience the feeling of the amputated limb as still present, termed phantom limb sensation (PLS).
Kassondra L. Collins +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Background Phantom limb pain (PLP)—pain felt in the amputated limb–is often accompanied by significant suffering. Estimates of the burden of PLP have provided conflicting data.
K. Limakatso +3 more
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Use of Calcitonin in Recalcitrant Phantom Limb Pain Complicated by Heterotopic Ossification
Pain Research and Management, 2015 A common complication following amputation is phantom sensation, which may include experiencing pain in the phantom limb. This study details the management of phantom limb pain in a 72-year-old man, in whom comorbid heterotopic ossification was present ...
Ricardo Viana, Michael WC Payne
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The Tell-Tale Hand: Gothic Narratives and the Brain [PDF]
, 2016 The opening story in Winesburg, Ohio (1919) by Sherwood Anderson is called simply “Hands.” It is about a teacher’s remarkable hands that sometimes seem to move independently of his will.
Forsyth, Neil
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Body image distortions following spinal cord injury [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Following spinal cord injury (SCI) or anaesthesia, people may continue to experience feelings of the size, shape, and posture of their body, suggesting that the conscious body image is not fully determined by immediate sensory signals.
Fuentes, C.T. +4 more
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Visually induced analgesia: seeing the body reduces pain [PDF]
, 2009 Given previous reports of strong interactions between vision and somatic senses, we investigated whether vision of the body modulates pain perception. Participants looked into a mirror aligned with their body midline at either the reflection of their own
Aglioti, S.M. +3 more
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Meditation Experiences, Self, and Boundaries of Consciousness [PDF]
, 2016 Our experiences with the external world are possible mainly through vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell providing us a sense of reality.
Barnes, Vernon A. +3 more
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