Phantom Limb - Physiopathology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Dorsal root entry zone lesions for phantom limb pain with brachial plexus avulsion: a study of pain and phantom limb sensation.

24 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Lesions in the dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) have been shown to be significantly effective in relieving the pain of brachial plexus avulsion (BPA), but they have a limited effect on phantom limb pain (PLP). There is still the question ... Read more...

Phantom limb pain--a phenomenon of proprioceptive memory?

22 Jun 2009 Despite the amount of research that has been conducted on phantom limb pain (PLP), the etiology of the condition remains unknown, and treatment options are limited. After an individual loses a limb, the brain continues to detect the presence of the ... Read more...

The effect of tactile discrimination training is enhanced when patients watch the reflected image of their unaffected limb during training.

4 Jun 2009 In patients with phantom limb pain or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), sensory discrimination training increases tactile acuity, normalises cortical reorganisation and decreases pain. In healthy people, sensory cortical response, and tactile ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Phantom Limb - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dorsal root entry zone lesions for phantom limb pain with brachial plexus avulsion: a study of pain and phantom limb sensation. 24 Jun 2009
• Phantom limb pain--a phenomenon of proprioceptive memory? 22 Jun 2009
• The effect of tactile discrimination training is enhanced when patients watch the reflected image of their unaffected limb during training. 4 Jun 2009
• Seeing the phantom: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of a supernumerary phantom limb. 30 May 2009
• Motor control over the phantom limb in above-elbow amputees and its relationship with phantom limb pain. May 2009
• [Phantom limb pain: from physiopathology to prevention] 29 Apr 2009
• [Therapy of phantom limb pain] 3 Mar 2009
• Clinical inquiries. What is the best way to manage phantom limb pain? 27 Feb 2009
• Central mechanisms of experimental and chronic neuropathic pain: findings from functional imaging studies. 30 Jan 2009
• Preventing and modulating learned wound pain. 30 Oct 2008
• Painful and nonpainful phantom and stump sensations in acute traumatic amputees. 29 Sep 2008
• Stability of phantom limb phenomena after upper limb amputation: a longitudinal study. Aug 2008
• The pathophysiology of the chronic pain cycle. 29 Jun 2008
• Osteoporosis: A factor on residual limb pain in traumatic trans-tibial amputations. 30 May 2008
• Residual limbs of amputees are significantly cooler than contralateral intact limbs. 27 May 2008
• Maladaptive plasticity, memory for pain and phantom limb pain: review and suggestions for new therapies. 29 Apr 2008
• Nursing aspects of phantom limb pain following amputation. 30 Mar 2008
• Sensations referred to a patient's phantom arm from another subjects intact arm: perceptual correlates of mirror neurons. 8 Mar 2008
• The phantom limb in dreams. Mar 2008
• Perineural injection of etanercept as a treatment for postamputation pain. 30 Jan 2008

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Technical information about 'Phantom Limb'

Definition: Perception of painful and nonpainful phantom sensations that occur following the complete or partial loss of a limb. The majority of individuals with an amputated extremity will experience the impression that the limb is still present, and in many cases, painful. (From Neurol Clin 1998 Nov;16(4):919-36; Brain 1998 Sep;121(Pt 9):1603-30)

Descriptor UI: D010591

Alternative terms: Phantom Limb; Limb, Phantom; Limbs, Phantom; Phantom Limbs; Pseudomelia; Pseudomelias;

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Tree Number: C10.597.606.762.700; C23.888.592.604.764.700; F01.700.750.700;