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Descriptor English:   Phantom Limb 
Descriptor Spanish:   Miembro Fantasma 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Membro Fantasma 
Synonyms English:   Pseudomelia  
Tree Number:   C10.597.606.762.700
C10.597.617.841.500
C23.550.767.700.500
C23.888.592.604.764.700
C23.888.592.612.832.500
F01.700.750.700
Definition English:   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) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   11012 
Unique Identifier:   D010591 

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