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Chronic phantom limb pain: the effects of calcitonin, ketamine, and their combination on pain and sensory thresholds

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Calcitonin was effective in a study of acute phantom limb pain, but it was not studied in the chronic phase. The overall literature on N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists is equivocal.
Eichenberger, Urs, Arendt-Nielsen, Lars, Neff, Frank, Frank Neff, Steen Petersen-Felix, Petersen-Felix, Steen, Urs Eichenberger, Steinar Björgo, Gorazd Sveticic, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Michele Curatolo, Curatolo, Michele, Sveticic, Gorazd, Björgo, Steinar   +13 more
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Severe Phenotype in an Indian Family With Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Arthropathy of Childhood

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Progressive pseudorheumatoid arthropathy of childhood (PPAC) is a rare autosomal recessive progressive condition that affects the cartilage of joints and bones. The symptoms of PPAC include stiffness of the joints, bony swelling of the toes and fingers, short stature, kyphosis, and muscle weakness.
Narinder Singh, Arpita Neogi, Liliane H. Gibbs, Jagdish Soni, Elizabeth Chao, Virginia Kimonis   +5 more
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Goals, adaptive self-regulation, and psychosocial adjustment to lower limb amputation: A longitudinal study [PDF]

, 2012
Lower limb amputation is a life-changing event that can cause significant disruptions in many important areas of existence. Although a substantial minority of individuals suffer from emotional difficulties following this procedure, most adapt ...
Coffey, Laura
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Phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: protocol of an international, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a chronic condition that can greatly diminish quality of life. Control over the phantom limb and exercise of such control have been hypothesised to reverse maladaptive brain changes correlated to PLP.
Bunketorp-Kaell, Lina, Van der Sluis, Corry K.; id_orcid, Kulbacka-Ortiz, K.,, Gudmundson, Lena, Van der Sluis, Corry K., Van Der Sluis, Corry K.,, Geers, Sybille,, Bunketorp-Käll, Lina,, Rignér, Ingrid,, McGuire, Brian E., Burger, Helena,, Ortiz-Catalan, Max,, Lendaro, Eva, Kulbacka-Ortiz, Katarzyna, Stockselius, A., McGuire, Brian E.,, Bunketorp-K\ue4ll, Lina, Ortiz Catalan, Max Jair, Hill, Wendy, van der Sluis, Corry K,, Kulbacka-Ortiz, Katarzyna,, Hill, Wendy,, Stockselius, Anita,, Gudmundson, Lena,, Geers, Sybille, Stockselius, A.,, Hermansson, Liselotte, Hermansson, Liselotte,, Lendaro, Eva,, Widehammar, Cathrine,, Burger, Helena, Rigner, Ingrid, Ortiz-Catalan, Max, Burger, H.,, Widehammar, Cathrine, Pilch, Monika, Stockselius, Anita, Rign\ue9r, Ingrid, Widehammar, C., Kulbacka-Ortiz, K., Pilch, Monika,, Burger, H., Widehammar, C.,, Ortiz Catalan, Max Jair,   +43 more
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A Rare Form of Microcephalic Primordial Dwarfism due to NSMCE2 Deficiency (Seckel Syndrome Type 10): A Report of Macular Involvement

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biallelic variants in NSMCE2 (MMS21), which encodes the SUMO E3 ligase subunit of the SMC5/6 chromatin‐maintenance complex, have recently been implicated in microcephalic primordial dwarfism (MPD), corresponding to Seckel syndrome type 10 (OMIM #617246).
Cristina Peduto, Céline Huber, Clément Paya, Isabelle Audo, Nathalie Boddaert, Valérie Cormier‐Daire   +5 more
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Descriptions of the phantom limbs in literature

Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
Phantom is a false sensation, an illusion of the presence of a lost body part. A distinction is made between phantom sensations (painless phantom), phantom pain and amputation pain.
D. I. Korabelnikov, Е. V. Tkachenko
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Development of a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol for Perioperative Acute Pain Management for Lower Limb Amputation

Pain Research and Management, 2018
Multimodal analgesia may include pharmacological components such as regional anesthesia, opioid and nonopioid systemic analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and a variety of adjuvant agents. Multimodal analgesia has been reported for a variety of
Roberta De Jong, Alexander J. Shysh
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The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
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ٍEfficacy of long-term outcomes of patients with war-related lower limb amputation

طب جانباز, 2010
Background and purpose: Limb loss is a phenomenon that induces disability in patient undergoing amputation. Amputation is needed in treatment of war related patients and most of amputees suffer of chronic amputation-related pain.
H. Haqiqi, R. Bye
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The EXPLAIN Study: Exploring Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Adults in Norway — A Description of Demographic, Medical, and Neurological Findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) encompasses several hundred conditions with diverse genetic, pathophysiological, and clinical origins. The overarching EXPLAIN study explores underlying causes and implications of AMC and represents the largest clinical cohort of adults with AMC reported to date.
My Vuong Hermansen, Kristin Ørstavik, Unni Steen, Mathias Toft, Cathrine Brunborg, Lena Lande Wekre   +5 more
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