dc.description | Phantom limb syndrome, the ability to feel sensations and even
pain in a limb or limbs that no longer exist. Phantom limb pain
(PLP) is characterized by both nonpainful and painful sensations.
Nonpainful sensations can be divided into the
perception of movement and the perception of
external sensations (exteroception), including
touch, temperature, pressure, vibration, and itch.
PLP occurs in 50%−80% of limb amputees and is
known to be highly fluctuant, the pain sensations
range from burning and shooting pains to feelings
of tingling “pins and needles.” While phantom
limb syndrome occurs only in amputees, phantom
sensations may be perceived in people who have
survived strokes but lost function of certain body
parts or who have spinal cord injury or peripheral
nerve injury | en_US |