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An Algorithm Approach to Phantom Limb Pain

open access: yesJournal of Pain Research, 2022
Jacob Boomgaardt,1 Kovosh Dastan,1 Tiffany Chan,2 Ashley Shilling,2 Alaa Abd-Elsayed,3 Lynn Kohan2 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, University of ...
Boomgaardt J   +5 more
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The Potency of Optical and Augmented Reality Mirror Boxes in Amputees and People with Intact Limbs [PDF]

open access: yesAdvances 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

open access: yesJournal 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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Phantom Pain after Robotic Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Pain Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Phantom pain is a syndrome in which a person experiences pain when that part of the body, external or internal, is no more physically present following an accident or operation. There are very few reports of phantom bladder pain.
Venkatesh Kumar   +2 more
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Effect of a continuous perineural levobupivacaine infusion on pain after major lower limb amputation: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Randomised controlled trial of the effect of a perineural infusion of levobupivacaine on moderate/severe phantom limb pain 6 months after major lower limb amputation.Setting Single-centre, UK university hospital.Participants Ninety patients ...
Lesley Colvin   +4 more
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Pain in traumatic upper limb amputees in Sierra Leone. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Data on 40 upper limb amputees (11 bilateral) with regard to stump pain, phantom sensation and phantom pain is presented. All the patients lost their limbs as a result of violent injuries intended to terrorise the population and were assessed 10-48 ...
Crombie, I K, Lacoux, P, Macrae, W A
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Etiology of phantom limb syndrome: Insights from a 3D default space consciousness model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In this article, we examine phantom limb syndrome to gain insights into how the brain functions as the mind and how consciousness arises. We further explore our previously proposed consciousness model in which consciousness and body schema arise when ...
Crawford, Molly W.   +2 more
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Fantom pain: Case report [PDF]

open access: yesSerbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2017
Background Phantom limb pain is a common problem after limb amputation (41-85%). It is described as an extremely painful sensation in the missing part of the body that can last for hours, days or even years.
Marić Sanja S.   +5 more
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Phantom Limb and pain after traumatic lower extremity amputation.

open access: yesمجلة كلية الطب, 2014
Background: Pain after amputation is a common squeal, patients often have a phantom limb sensation too, which can be painful or painless. Objectives: This study describes the sensations and pain reported by patients after traumatic amputation of ...
Adnan H. Hnoosh
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Treatment of phantom pain with contralateral injection into tender points: a new method of treatment

open access: yesEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2015
Objective The aim of this study was to ascertain the existence of contralateral painful muscle areas mirroring phantom pain and to evaluate the short-term effects of anaesthetics versus saline, injected contralaterally to control phantom and phantom limb
Alaa A El Aziz Labeeb, Roberto Casale
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