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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
Phantom limb sensation, whether painful or not, frequently occurs after peripheral nerve lesions. It can be elicited by stimulating body parts adjacent to the amputation site (referred to as phantom sensation) and it is often similar in quality to the stimulation at the remote site. The present study induced referred phantom sensations in two upper limb amputees. Neuroelectric source imaging (ESI) as well as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess reorganization in primary somatosensory cortex (SI). Whereas recent studies found mislocalization of sensation related to stimulation mainly in regions adjacent and ipsilateral to the amputation site, we report here the elicitation of phantom sensation in the arm by stimulation in the lower body part both ipsi- and contralateral to the amputation in two arm amputees. The fMRI evaluation of one patient showed no shift in the location of the foot whereas ESI revealed major reorganization of the mouth region in primary somatosensory cortex in both patients. These data suggest that cortical structures other than SI might be contributing to the phenomenon of referred sensation. Candidate structures are the thalamus, secondary somatosensory cortex, posterior parietal cortex and prefrontal cortex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Afferent Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Agnosia, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Amputation Stumps, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Denervation, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Peripheral Nerve Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Peripheral Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Phantom Limb, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Somatoform Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:14557916-Somatosensory Cortex
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Remote activation of referred phantom sensation and cortical reorganization in human upper extremity amputees.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Psychology, Charité, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't