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Phantom limb pain during peridural anaesthesia

D N Mihic1, E Pinkert

  • 1Anaesthesie Abteilung, Kantonsspital Luzern, CH-6000 Lucerne, Switzerland.

Pain
|October 1, 1981
PubMed
Summary

Severe phantom leg pain occurred during peridural anesthesia in a patient without prior pain. The pain resolved as the anesthesia wore off, suggesting a link between anesthesia-induced sensations and phantom limb pain.

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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Phantom limb pain is a complex phenomenon often associated with nerve damage.
  • Peridural anesthesia is commonly used for lower limb surgeries.

Observation:

  • A patient undergoing femur surgery experienced severe phantom leg pain during peridural anesthesia.
  • This pain emerged concurrently with phantom limb sensations and was unrelated to surgical stimuli.

Findings:

  • Phantom limb pain completely resolved upon the dissipation of the regional anesthetic blockade.
  • The patient had no preoperative pain or neurological deficits.

Implications:

  • This case suggests a potential mechanism for phantom limb pain related to anesthesia-induced deafferentation.
  • Further investigation into such cases could illuminate the pathophysiology of phantom limb pain.

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