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Research from M. Sumitani and co-authors yields new data on phantom limb syndrome.

Article from: Biotech Week Article date: August 6, 2008

"Following lesions in somatosensory pathways, deafferentation pain often occurs. Patients report that the pain is qualitatively complex, and its treatment can be difficult," scientists in Suita, Japan report (see also Phantom Limb Syndrome).

"Mirror visual feedback (MVF) treatment can improve deafferentation pain. We sought to classify the qualities of the pain in order to examine whether the potential analgesic effect of MVF depends on these qualities. Twenty-two patients with phantom limb pain, or pain related to ...

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