The phantom and the supernumerary phantom limb: Historical review and new case

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 359-365

  Cipriani, Gabriele ^a   Picchi, Lucia ^a   Vedovello, Marcella ^a   Nuti, Angelo ^a   Di Fiorino, Mario ^a  

^a Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body schema; Phantom limb; Supernumerary phantom limb

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGNOSIA; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHENOMENOLOGY; REVIEW; SUPERNUMERARY PHANTOM LIMB; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

BRAIN; EXTREMITIES; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHANTOM LIMB; STROKE;

EID: 84856041379     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-011-1737-6     Document Type: Review

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