Size reduction using Mirror Visual Feedback (MVF) reduces phantom pain

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作者
Ramachandran, V. S. [1 ]
Brang, David [1 ]
McGeoch, Paul D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Ctr Brain & Cognit, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
Phantom limb; Mirror visual feedback; Neural plasticity; Phantom pain; Somatosensory; REHABILITATION; HEMIPARESIS; SENSES; LIMBS;
D O I
10.1080/13554790903081767
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Following limb amputation patients continue to feel the vivid presence of a phantom limb. A majority of patients also experience pain in the phantom and sometimes (as in our case DS) the pain is severe. Remarkably we find that optically 'resurrecting' the phantom with a mirror and using a lens to make the phantom appear to shrink caused the pain to 'shrink' as well.
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