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Evaluation of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection on reducing phantom pain in patients
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Objective: Phantom pain is very common in amputations and is associated with severe pain followed by distress and poor quality of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection in reducing phantom pain in ...
Reza Alizadeh +3 more
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Reversal of phantom pain and hand-to-face remapping after brachial plexus avulsion. [PDF]
Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 2016 Following left brachial plexus avulsion, a 20‐year‐old man had phantom limb pain and remapping of sensation from his paralyzed hand onto his face. Mirror therapy (15 min daily, 5 days/week) led immediately to good movement of the phantom limb with ...
Tsao JW, Finn SB, Miller ME.
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Epidemiology and risk factors for phantom limb pain
Frontiers in Pain ResearchApproximately 356 million limb amputations are performed globally every year. In 2005, the prevalence of limb loss in the United States was 1.6 million people; and it is estimated to increase to 3.6 million by 2050.
Shoji Ishigami +2 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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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying.
Qin Guo +3 more
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, 2016 Almost anyone with a limb amputation experiences phantom sensations. Moreover, the majority of amputees experience pain. This phenomenon is known as ‘Phantom pain’ and is described as the pain felt from a body part, usually a limb, which is no longer present.
Duca, Kristina, Muscat, Richard
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Intraoperative cryo nerve block during lower extremity amputation prevents the development of phantom limb pain [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative TechniquesPhantom limb pain is the experience of painful sensations in an amputated limb. It is highly prevalent with unclear etiology. There is no consensus regarding the ideal prevention and treatment of this condition.
Lizabeth A. O’Connor, DMSc, MPH, PA-C +2 more
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The Potency of Optical and Augmented Reality Mirror Boxes in Amputees and People with Intact Limbs [PDF]
Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2006 Phantom limb pain is the distressing problem experienced by many amputees, defined as a painful sensation perceived in the area of the missing body part. Phantom limb pain can be very severe and disabling.
Kieran O'Neill, Annraoi de Paor
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Managing acute phantom limb pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Introduction Phantom limb pain is characterized by painful sensations in the amputated limb. The clinical presentation of acute phantom limb pain may differ from that of patients with chronic phantom limb pain.
Katleho Limakatso
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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.
Nikolajsen, Lone +1 more
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