Phantom Limb

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)

Also Known As:

Phantom Limbs; Phantom Limb Pain; Phantom Pain; Phantom Sensation; Limb Pain, Phantom; Limb Pains, Phantom; Limb, Phantom; Limbs, Phantom; Pain, Phantom; Pain, Phantom Limb; Pains, Phantom; Pains, Phantom Limb; Phantom Limb Pains; Phantom Pains; Phantom Sensations; Pseudomelias; Sensation, Phantom; Sensations, Phantom; Pseudomelia

Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Neurologic Manifestations: 7102
  - Neurobehavioral Manifestations: 1586
    - Perceptual Disorders: 126
      - Phantom Limb: 1212
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
- Pathologic Processes: 10023
  - Postoperative Complications
    - Postoperative Pain: 24974
      - Phantom Limb: 1212
- Signs and Symptoms
  - Neurologic Manifestations: 7102
    - Pain: 219111
      - Postoperative Pain: 24974
        Phantom Limb: 1212
    - Neurobehavioral Manifestations: 1586
      - Perceptual Disorders: 126
        Phantom Limb: 1212
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Neurobehavioral Manifestations: 1586
  - Perceptual Disorders: 126
    - Phantom Limb: 1212

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