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Multiple Bilateral Erythematous and Suppurative Cutaneous Nodules in a 40‐Year‐Old Indian Female

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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Aditi Anand   +2 more
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Phantom-limb pain

The Lancet, 1997
Preparation of this chapter was supported by a Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) Scholar Award and MRC Grant #MT-12052.
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Phantom Limb Pain

2020
Phantom limb pain is a phenomenon known for centuries. It affects more than 70% of all amputees, and it is thought to be the consequence of central or peripheral neuron damage. The phenomenon of brain functional reorganization, called representational plasticity, has been shown to be involved in the development and propagation of phantom pain.
Ljuba Stojiljkovic, Luminita Tureanu
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Persistent Phantom Limb Pain

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
The role of psychological factors in 10 patients with painful phantom limbs was investigated by means of a questionnaire and interviews. The hypotheses were that the severity of pain would be positively correlated with their present personal problems and attitudes and with experience of pain in the limb before amputation.
Paul Arnold, Linda Dawson
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Phantom Limb Pain

2019
Phantom limb pain is a complex condition that induces changes within the central nervous system with peripheral and psychological influences acting to mediate symptoms. Reversal of these central changes is a key consideration to effective treatment.
Neil Hall, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Sam Eldabe
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Calcitonin in Phantom Limb Pain

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1999
PLP is a challenging disorder that is often difficult to treat. Like all other types of pain, PLP is a tremendous source of morbidity and should be treated aggressively. Though evidence is very limited, one or two doses of intravenous salmon calcitonin 200 IU may be an effective treatment. The minor adverse effects reported in the literature would seem
Catherine A Heyneman, Geoffrey C Wall
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Fluoxetine in Phantom Limb Pain

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1993
Complete recovery of phantom limb pain of five years' duration occurred in a 71-year-old man following treatment with fluoxetine. There was no coexisting affective disorder. Further research is indicated in view of the postulated role of lowered central 5-hydroxy-tryptamine activity in the genesis and maintenance of chronic pain.British Journal of ...
P Power-Smith, D Turkington
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Origins of Phantom Limb Pain

Molecular Neurobiology, 2017
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a chronic neuropathic pain occurring in 45-85% of patients who undergo major amputations of the upper and lower extremities. Chronic pain is physically and mentally debilitating, affecting an individual's potential for self-care and the performance of daily living activities essential for personal and economic independence ...
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