Phantom limb experience after brachial plexus anaesthesia.

ABSTRACT: There are more than two million amputees in the USA, and almost all will experience phantom limb sensations (PLS), describing the missing limb as still present. They may also experience intense pain, known as phantom limb pain (PLP), a considerable factor in poor quality of life. In some upper extremity amputees and following brachial plexus avulsion injury (BPAI), hand digits can be detected and mapped to distinct facial skin areas, termed hand-to-face remapping. In this study, we analysed PLS following brachial plexus anaesthesia (BPA) administered prior to upper limb surgeries. Our 39 participants had planned shoulder, wrist or hand surgery. We sought to determine the time course for the emergence of phantom limb experiences after BPA up to the following 24 hours in participants with in

SUBMITTER: Savarit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882501 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature