Phantom and Stump Pain
The phenomenon of phantom limb was described in medical literature at least as early as 1545 by Ambroise Pare, according to the notes in the translation of Lemos' dissertation, "On the Continuing Pain of an Amputated Limb", by Price and Twombly [9]. This
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With Contributions by R Baumgartner· M. Berger· H. Blumberg· J. Brass E. Cetinalp . F. Danke . F. Drechsler· F. Franke· F.P. Gall F. Gerstenbrand . M. Gessler· D. Gross· A. Imschweiler W Janig . B. Kepplinger . D. Klingler· J.U. Krainick . H. Kuhr P. Ling· F. Mundinger· A.O. Narakas . F.W Nebel H. Neumiiller . B. Oettinger· L. POllmann . H. Reisner C. Riniker· G. Runge· G. Meyer· M. Samii . F. Schonberg o. Schrappe . J. Siegfried· F. Steigerwald· A. Struppler U. Thoden . P.D. Wall
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1981
Professor Dr. JEAN SIEGFRIED Neurochirurgische Universitiitsklinik, Riimistr. 100, CH-8091 Zurich Professor Dr. MANFRED ZIMMERMANN II. Physiologisches Institut, Universitiit Heidelberg, 1m Neuenheimer Feld 326, 0-7900 Heidelberg The material published in this book was presented at the 5th annual meeting of the German speaking chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain, Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes flir Deutschland, Osterreich und die Schweiz, held in Zurich, October 2-4, 1980.
With 61 Figures ISBN-13: 978-3-540-11041-5 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-68264-3 001: 10.1007/978-3-642-68264-3
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: Phantom and stump pain. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Phantom limb. 2. Pain-Etiology. 3. Amputation stumps. 4. Amputation-Complications and sequelae. 1. Siegfried, J. (Jean), 1931II. Zimmermann, M. (Manfred), 1933-. III. Baumgartner, Rene. N. Stump pain. [DNLM: 1. Amputation stumps. 2. Phantom limb. WE 170 P535). RD553.P46. 617'.5801. 81-18367. ISBN-13: 978-3-540-11041-5 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", Munich. © by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1981 The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Typesetting, printing, and bookbinding: Beltz Offsetdruck, 6944 Hemsbach 2122/3130-543210
Preface
The phenomenon of phantom limb was described in medical literature at least as early as 1545 by Ambroise Pare, according to the notes in the translation of Lemos' dissertation, "On the Continuing Pain of an Amputated Limb", by Price and Twombly [9]. This strange experience was brought to public attention by a popular essay anonymously published 1866 by Mitchell concerning the story of George Dedlow, a quadriamputee who described his invisible limbs [7]. In 1871 Mitchell wrote under his own name, and was the. first to use the term "phantom limb" [8]. In this work, he also corrected some erroneous beliefs that had arisen from his 1866 es
