October 1, 1998Open Access

Phantom limb sensations and phantom limb pain in child and adolescent amputees

KWKrista L. WilkinsUniversity of New Brunswick PMPatrick J. McGrathMarquette University GFG. Allen FinleyDalhousie University

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Less than half of the sample experienced phantom sensations and phantom pain; however, the loss of a limb due to surgery is associated with an increase in the likelihood of experiencing these phenomena.

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Wilkins et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb290ac71ec194e782c937 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(98)00109-2

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