Phantom Limb
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sensations evoked in patients with amputation from watching an individual whose corresponding intact limb is being touched.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: After amputation of a limb, the majority of patients experience phantom sensations, such as phantom pain. Such patients provide an opportunity for the exploration of the perceptual correlates of recently discovered "mirror neurons," ... Read more...

Chronic pain associated with upper-limb loss.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, intensity, and functional impact of the following types of pain associated with upper-limb loss: phantom limb, residual limb, back, neck, and nonamputated-limb pain. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey; 104 ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Phantom Limb'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Sensations evoked in patients with amputation from watching an individual whose corresponding intact limb is being touched. 29 Sep 2009
• Chronic pain associated with upper-limb loss. 30 Aug 2009
• Indescribable pain in literature: A commentary on Crawford. 15 Jul 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
• Phantom limb pain--a phenomenon of proprioceptive memory? 22 Jun 2009
• The use of visual feedback, in particular mirror visual feedback, in restoring brain function. 6 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
• Welfare of feline amputees. 4 Jun 2009
• Seeing the phantom: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of a supernumerary phantom limb. 30 May 2009
• Effectiveness of phantom exercises for phantom limb pain: a pilot study. 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
• Phantom limb pain relief by contralateral myofascial injection with local anaesthetic in a placebo-controlled study: preliminary results. 29 Apr 2009
• Bilateral restless legs affecting a phantom limb, treated with dopamine agonists. 29 Apr 2009
• Silas Weir Mitchell's The Case of George Dedlow. 16 Apr 2009
• From pleasure to pain: The role of the MPQ in the language of phantom limb pain. 16 Mar 2009
• [Therapy of phantom limb pain] 3 Mar 2009
• Midazolam as an effective drug for severe phantom limb pain in a patient after undergoing spinal anesthesia for two consecutive surgeries in the contralateral lower limb. 27 Feb 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

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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;