Supernumerary phantom limb after stroke
Open Access
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 81 (953) , e2
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2004.027086
Abstract
The perception of a phantom limb is commonly reported after amputations. However, only a few cases have been described after a stroke. This article presents a patient who reported a supernumerary phantom limb (pseudopolymelia) after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage and discusses the possible underlying mechanisms for this rare phenomenon.Keywords
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