Using the intact hand for objective assessment of phantom hand-perception

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-265

  Sumitani, Masahiko ^a   Yozu, Arito ^b   Tomioka, Toshiya ^a   Yamada, Yoshitsugu ^a   Miyauchi, Satoru ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CRPS; Deafferentation; Hand size perception; Pathological pain; Phantom limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; HAND SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIMB PAIN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; ORGAN SIZE; PHANTOM PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM LIMB; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77049122810     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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