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Phantom Limb Pain

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Phantom limb pain is a complex condition that induces changes within the central nervous system with peripheral and psychological influences acting to mediate symptoms. Reversal of these central changes is a key consideration to effective treatment.

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  1. Department of Pain and Anesthesia, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK

    Neil Hall & Sam Eldabe

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Hall, N., Abd-Elsayed, A., Eldabe, S. (2019). Phantom Limb Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_193

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