Lamb S Courtney-Kay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, MMC 297, 420 Delaware Street SE, 500 Boynton Health Services Bridge, Minneapolis, MN 55455(∗).
PM R. 2017 Sep;9(9):943-945. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Jan 20.
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. Fewer than 30 cases of SPLs have been previously described. SPLs are usually confined to the phantom proprioception/sensation of the limb, with only 6 prior cases reporting visualized SPLs, all of which occurred in the setting of isolated stroke. This case presentation is notable because it is the first to describe visualized SPLs in a polytrauma patient.
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