Perception of painful and nonpainful phantom sensations that occur following the complete or partial loss of a limb. The majority of individuals with an amputated extremity will experience the impression that the limb is still present, and in many cases, painful. (From Neurol Clin 1998 Nov;16(4):919-36; Brain 1998 Sep;121(Pt 9):1603-30)
    

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The body factory : from the first prosthetics to the augmented human / story and art, Héloïse Chochois; [translated by Kendra Boileau].

Charles Bell's description of the phantom phenomenon in 1830 / Tetsuo Furukawa.

Sogenannte Erstbeschreibung des Phantomschmerzes von Ambroise Paré / von G. Keil.

Phantom limb : amputation, embodiment, and prosthetic technology / Cassandra S. Crawford.

Curse of the phantom limb.

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The body factory : from the first prosthetics to the augmented human / story and art, Héloïse Chochois; [translated by Kendra Boileau].

Charles Bell's description of the phantom phenomenon in 1830 / Tetsuo Furukawa.

Sogenannte Erstbeschreibung des Phantomschmerzes von Ambroise Paré / von G. Keil.

Phantom limb : amputation, embodiment, and prosthetic technology / Cassandra S. Crawford.

Curse of the phantom limb.