Phantom limbs in people with congenital limb deficiency or amputation in early childhood

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1603-1620

  Melzack, Ronald ^a   Israel, Robyn ^a   Lacroix, Renée ^a   Schultz, Geoffrey ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital limb deficiency; Early childhood amputee; Pain; Phantom limbs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB DEFECT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTEES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB;

EID: 0030810471     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.9.1603     Document Type: Article

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