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Phantoms and phantom limbs: history of describing the phenomenon
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния“Phantom” is the sensation of missing body part. Phantom can occur after amputation of virtually any part of the body, but more often after amputation of the upper or lower limbs defined as a “phantom limb”.
D. I. Korabelnikov +2 more
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Phantom phenomena in limb amputees – a review article [PDF]
Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2018 Amputation leading to the loss of a body part is associated not only with significant economic costs, but also serious consequences of medical and socio-psychological nature. It is the ultimate means to save a life or improve its quality.
Paweł Krawczyk +7 more
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Pain, 2020 Phantom limb pain (PLP) accounts for a significant reduction in quality of life and is difficult to treat. Prosthesis use has been shown to negatively co-vary with PLP.
R. Bekrater-Bodmann +4 more
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Managing pain by visually distorting the size of painful body parts: is there any therapeutic value? [PDF]
, 2016 Painful conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome, phantom limb pain and low back pain may change the sense of body image, so that body parts are perceived as large, swollen, heavy or stuck in one position [1]. In 1995, Ramachandran et al.
Johnson, MI, Wittkopf, PG
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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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Pain, 2020 Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. A 6-day ambulatory continuous peripheral nerve block reduces phantom limb pain and pain-induced physical and emotional dysfunction for at least 4 weeks after treatment.
B. Ilfeld +14 more
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Characterisation of Phantom Limb Pain in Traumatic Lower-Limb Amputees
Pain Research and Management, 2021 Introduction There is no diagnosis for phantom limb pain (PLP), and its investigation is based on anamnesis, which is subject to several biases. Therefore, it is important to describe and standardize the diagnostic methodology for PLP.
A. Sugawara +3 more
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A computational model unifies apparently contradictory findings concerning phantom pain
, 2014 Amputation often leads to painful phantom sensations, whose pathogenesis is still unclear. Supported by experimental findings, an explanatory model has been proposed that identifies maladaptive reorganization of the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) as a
Boström, K. (Kim) +4 more
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Is Phantom Limb Awareness Necessary for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain?
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaPhantom limb pain is attributed to abnormal sensorimotor cortical representations. Various feedback treatments have been applied to induce the reorganization of the sensorimotor cortical representations to reduce pain.
Huixiang YANG, Takufumi YANAGISAWA
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Use of Calcitonin in Recalcitrant Phantom Limb Pain Complicated by Heterotopic Ossification
Pain Research and Management, 2015 A common complication following amputation is phantom sensation, which may include experiencing pain in the phantom limb. This study details the management of phantom limb pain in a 72-year-old man, in whom comorbid heterotopic ossification was present ...
Ricardo Viana, Michael WC Payne
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