Journal article
Deep brain stimulation for phantom limb pain.
- Abstract:
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Phantom limb pain is an often severe and debilitating phenomenon that has been reported in up to 85% of amputees. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Peripheral and spinal mechanisms are thought to play a role in pain modulation in affected individuals; however central mechanisms are also likely to be of importance. The neuromatrix theory postulates a genetically determined representation of body image, which is modified by sensory input to create a neurosignature. Persistence of the ne...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 399-404
- Publication date:
- 2005-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-2653
- ISSN:
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0967-5868
- Source identifiers:
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147842
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:147842
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- pubs:147842
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2005
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