Saadah E S, Melzack R
Sussex Rehabilitation Centre, Brighton, U.K.
Cortex. 1994 Sep;30(3):479-85. doi: 10.1016/s0010-9452(13)80343-7.
This case report describes phantom limbs in four adults with congenital limb deficiency. Case 1, with congenital absence of the left arm below the elbow, received a minor injury of the stump at age 16 and subsequently developed a full-length phantom arm, hand and fingers. Cases 2 and 3, at the ages of 26 and 30, underwent minor surgery of the lower limbs and subsequently developed vivid, full-length phantoms of their legs. Case 4, aged 31, was born with a shortened and deformed right leg, and underwent amputation of the foot and deformed part of the leg at age 3. Beginning at age 6, she developed a full-length phantom leg and foot that touched the floor, which persisted for more than 20 years. The descriptions by these four adults lend credibility to earlier reports of phantom limbs in congenital limb-deficient children. They also indicate that these phantoms may persist into adulthood.
本病例报告描述了四名先天性肢体缺损成人的幻肢情况。病例1，先天性左上肢肘下缺失，16岁时残端受轻伤，随后出现了全长的幻臂、幻手和幻指。病例2和病例3，分别为26岁和30岁，接受了下肢小手术，随后出现了生动的、全长的幻腿。病例4，31岁，出生时右腿缩短且畸形，3岁时接受了足部和腿部畸形部分的截肢手术。从6岁开始，她出现了全长的幻腿和幻足，且能触地，这种情况持续了20多年。这四名成人的描述为先天性肢体缺损儿童幻肢的早期报告提供了可信度。它们还表明这些幻肢可能会持续到成年期。
