Abstract
Phantom sensations (painful or painless feelings of a phantom limb) constantly provoke reflection as to their causes and importance. They are specifiable sensory realities. Their presence, even to agonizing pain, has long been a therapeutic problem.
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Danke, F. (1981). Phantom Sensations After Amputation: The Importance of Localization and Prognosis. In: Siegfried, J., Zimmermann, M. (eds) Phantom and Stump Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68264-3_6
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