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Spontaneous pain felt in a body part that has been denervated or deafferented, which is therefore numb and unresponsive to applied stimuli. It is usually the result of a surgical lesion of a peripheral nerve (usually the trigeminal) intended to relieve pain.
Central Nervous System Stimulation for Pain
Dorsal Root Ganglionectomy and Dorsal Rhizotomy
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(2007). Anesthesia Dolorosa. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_210
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