Post-amputation pain is associated with the recall of an impaired body representation in dreams-results from a nation-wide survey on limb amputees.

The experience of post-amputation pain such as phantom limb pain (PLP) and residual limb pain (RLP), is a common consequence of limb amputation, and its presence has negative effects on a person's well-being. The continuity hypothesis of dreams suggests that the presence of such aversive experi...

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Main Authors: Robin Bekrater-Bodmann, Michael Schredl, Martin Diers, Iris Reinhard, Jens Foell, Jörg Trojan, Xaver Fuchs, Herta Flor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4350998?pdf=render

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