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Chapter-14 Phantom Limb

BOOK TITLE: Practice Pearls in Neurology: Series 1

Author
1. Srinivasan AV
2. Jayakumar Harish
ISBN
9789352701988
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14148_15
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, E-mail: avs19502000@yahoo.com, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University; Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2. Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
Chapter keywords
Phantom limb, phantom limb pain, PLP, somatosensory cortex, SI, neural plasticity, residual limb

Abstract

American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell first coined the term ‘Phantom Limb’ in 1871, 1872. The phenomenon in which there is subjective perception that the missing limb is still present is known as phantom limb awareness. Sometimes accompanied with sensory and kinesthetic sensation are known as phantom sensations. These non-nociceptive phantom sensations are conveyed by almost all amputees. Pain in the amputated limb that follows a partial or complete differentiation is known as phantom limb pain, or phantom pain. Phantom limb pain can change because of positioning or movements of the phantom which might be elicited by varying pressure on the residual limb or worsening by psychological factors such as emotional stress.

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