Two Cases of Successful Phantom Limb Pain Treatment: Acquisition of Phantom Limb Movement and Phantom Limb Removal
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Phantom limb pain.
Phantom pain is experienced by 60% to 80% of patients following limb amputation but is only severe in about 5% to 10% of cases. The mechanisms underlying pain in amputees are not fully understood, but factors in both the peripheral and central nervous system play a role. Treatment of phantom pain is not successful; a recent study on prevention of phantom pain showed negative results. The future...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rigakuryoho Kagaku
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1341-1667
DOI: 10.1589/rika.32.589