News tagged with phantom limb pain

Amputee phantom pain linked to brain retaining picture of missing limb

Changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called 'phantom pain', in an Oxford University brain imaging study.

Neuroscience Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 3 |

For some, deep brain stimulation brings lasting improvement in neuropathic pain

For many patients with difficult-to-treat neuropathic pain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can lead to long-term improvement in pain scores and other outcomes, according to a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery.

Neuroscience Feb 13, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Neuron memory key to taming chronic pain

For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice. Whether the pain is caused by arthritic joints, an injury ...

Neuroscience Feb 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |