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Phantom limb sensation

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 2005
SUMMARY1. Phantom limb pain and sensations are common in amputees. The present paper defines phantom limb pain, stump pain and phantom limb sensation and then gives an overview of the incidence and characteristics of the phenomena.2. Theories of phantoms are presented, including peripheral, central and supraspinal theories, with particular attention ...
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Acupuncture Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in Amputees

Acupuncture in Medicine, 2004
Three case histories are presented in which amputees with acute or chronic phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensation were treated with Western medical acupuncture, needling the asymptomatic intact limb. Two out of the three cases reported complete relief of their phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensation.
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Acupuncture Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in a Primary Care Setting

Acupuncture in Medicine, 2013
A 45-year-old man presented with phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensation 12 weeks after an above-elbow amputation of his right arm. He underwent seven sessions of acupuncture at weekly intervals carried out by his general practitioner on his intact left arm, with complete relief of the phantom limb pain and considerable improvement of the phantom
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Chronic phantom sensations, phantom pain, residual limb pain, and other regional pain after lower limb amputation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2000
To determine the characteristics of phantom limb sensation, phantom limb pain, and residual limb pain, and to evaluate pain-related disability associated with phantom limb pain.Retrospective, cross-sectional survey. Six or more months after lower limb amputation, participants (n = 255) completed an amputation pain questionnaire that included several ...
Dawn M Ehde   +2 more
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Experiences of Phantom Limb Sensations in Dreams

Psychopathology, 1989
Phantom limb sensations in the waking state and in dreams were examined in 84 limb-amputated patients. These phenomena were divided into complete, reduced, intermittent and nonexisting phantom limb. Common features as well as differences between the phantom limb in the waking state and in dreams were characterized and illustrated by casuistics and ...
B, Frank, E, Lorenzoni
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Prevalence and incidence of phantom limb pain, phantom limb sensations and telescoping in amputees: A systematic rapid review

European Journal of Pain, 2020
AbstractBackground and objectiveThis systematic, rapid review aimed to critically appraise and synthesize the recent literature (2014–2019) evaluating the incidence and prevalence of post‐amputation phantom limb pain (PLP) and sensation (PLS).Databases and data treatmentFive databases (Medline, Embase, Emcare, PsychInfo, Web of Science) and Google ...
Stankevicius, Anna   +4 more
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Dynamic reorganization of referred sensations by movements of phantom limbs

NeuroReport, 2010
After amputation of an arm the sensory map of the body changes radically, causing the sensory input from face to 'invade' the original hand area in the brain. As a result, touching the face of the amputee evokes tactile sensations on the phantom. These sensory referrals from the face to phantom hand occur in a stable, topographically organized manner ...
Vilayanur S, Ramachandran   +2 more
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