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phantom limb pain phan·tom limb pain. the painful sensations experienced in an amputated (phantom) limb, most often the upper extremity; typically comprises burning or aching pain, exacerbated by attempted movement of the phantom limb and by emotional stimuli. Synonym(s): phantom limb, pseudesthesia (3) , pseudoesthesia (3) , stump hallucination.
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phantom limb pain phantom limb pain, n pain felt by an amputated individual that seems to be arise from the missing limb; often managed by learning to increase flow of blood to the residual limb.
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Phantom pain Pain is a subjective phenomenon that is present when the person who is experiencing it says it is. The person reporting personal discomfort or pain is the most reliable source of information about its location, quality, intensity, onset, precipitating or aggravating factors, and measures that bring relief.
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- Phantom Physical Pains and Spiritual Awakening. 1  One of the often discussed, but rarely understood topics of spiritual awakening is the pain that many people experience in their bodies as they embody this awakened awareness.
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Phantom pain referred pain pain. in a part other than that in which the cause that produced it is situated. Referred pain usually originates in one of the visceral organs but is felt in the skin or sometimes in another area deep inside the body. Referred pain probably occurs because pain signals from the viscera travel along the same neural pathways used by pain signals from the skin.
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phantom limb pain the painful sensations experienced in an amputated (phantom) limb, most often the upper extremity; typically comprises burning or aching pain, exacerbated by attempted movement of the phantom limb and by emotional stimuli. Synonym(s): phantom limb, pseudesthesia (3) , pseudoesthesia (3) , stump hallucination.
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- Phantom pains occur when nerves that would normally innervate the missing limb cause pain. It is often described as a burning or similarly strange sensation for people who are missing limbs.
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phantom Definition of phantom. 1a : something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparitionb : something elusive or visionaryc : an object of continual dread or abhorrence the phantom of disease and want.
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What is meralgia paresthetica? Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve becomes entrapped as it passes under the ligament of the groin.
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Hemiparesthesia Hemiparesthesia means numbness or other abnormal or impaired sensation that is experienced on only one side of the body. Etymology Greek: hemi (half) + para (beside) + aisthesis (sensation)
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Referred pain Phantom limb pain, a type of referred pain, is the sensation of pain from a limb that has been lost or from which a person no longer receives physical signals. It is an experience almost universally reported by amputees and quadriplegics.
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Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain - Topic Overview In addition to pain in the phantom limb, some people experience other sensations such as tingling, cramping, heat, and cold in the portion of the limb that was removed. Any sensation that the limb could have experienced prior to the amputation may be experienced in the amputated phantom limb.
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What is meralgia paresthetica? The pressure on the nerve causes abnormal sensations of burning, pain, and numbness in the distribution of this nerve, the outer and part of the front of the thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is also known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome.
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Overview Phantom pain is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there. Doctors once believed this post-amputation phenomenon was a psychological problem, but experts now recognize that these real sensations originate in the spinal cord and brain.
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Meralgia paraesthetica Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica, is numbness or pain in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve that extends from the spinal column to the thigh. This chronic neurological disorder involves a single nerve—the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, which is also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. The term meralgia paraesthetica combines four Greek roots to mean thigh pain with anomalous perception. The disorder has also been ...
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What is meralgia paresthetica? Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve becomes entrapped as it passes under the ligament of the groin.
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- Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nervous system and is often perceived as tingling, burning, and pins-and-needles sensations called paresthesias. Visceral pain is caused by a problem with the internal organs, such as the liver, gallbladder, kidney, heart or lungs.
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limb phantom limb the sensation, after amputation of a limb, that the absent part is still present; there may also be paresthesias, transient aches, and intermittent or continuous pain perceived as originating in the absent limb. residual limb stump.hantom limb the sensation, after amputation of a limb, that the absent part is still present; there may also be paresthesias, transient aches, and intermittent or continuous pain perceived as originating in the absent limb. residual limb stump.
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phantom fantom fan·tom (fān'təm) n. Variant of phantom. phantom phan·tom or fan·tom (fān'təm) n. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion. A model, especially a transparent one, of the human body or of any of its parts.
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Paresthesia [edit on Wikidata] Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation such as tingling, tickling, pricking, numbness or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause. The manifestation of a paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have any of dozens of possible underlying causes. The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as pins and needles or of a limb falling asleep. A less well-known and uncommon but important paresthesia is formication, the sensation of bugs crawling underneath th
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Paresthesia [edit on Wikidata] Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, tickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause. The manifestation of a paresthesia may be transient or chronic. The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as pins and needles or of a limb falling asleep. A less well-known and uncommon but important paresthesia is formication, the sensation of bugs crawling underneath the skin.
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- Patients suffering from this syndrome perceive that the amputated limb is still present and functioning as usual. In many cases, patients experienced a range of sensations in the phantom limb. These sensations include: 1  A tickling feeling.  Cramps.
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- Because phantom pain is considered neuropathic (an abnormal and usually degenerative state of the nervous system or nerves) in nature, nerve pain medications may be part of a medical regimen that also includes antidepressants and anti-seizure medications.
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- A phantom limb is a vivid perception that a limb that has been removed or amputated is still present in the body and performing its normal functions. Amputees usually experience sensations including pain in the phantom limb.
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- Cutaneous, Superficial or Peripheral Pain. Pain that arises from the skin and muscles or peripheral nerves themselves. In general, this pain has two components, the initial response (a) followed by later response (b). These signals are transmitted via different pathway.