Post-Traumatic Visualized Supernumerary Phantom Limbs: A Case Report

The experience of Supernumerary Phantom Limbs (SPLs) is a rare phenomenon known to occur following a variety of neurological ailments. This case report details visualized supernumerary phantom arms and legs in a polytrauma patient with suspicion of seizure as the primary contributing factor. Less than thirty cases of SPLs have been previously described. SPLs are usually confined to the phantom proprioception/sensation of the limb with only six prior cases reporting visualized SPLs, all of which occurred in the setting of isolated stroke.

Source: PM and R - January 18, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: S. Courtney-Kay Lamb Source Type: research