Phantom limb pain during labour.
We report the occurrence of severe phantom limb pain during labour. The patient, a 27-year-old, had had an above knee amputation performed 6 years earlier following a road traffic accident but had no previous history of phantom limb phenomena. However, during early labour, she complained of a severe phantom limb pain in her amputated leg; a continuous epidural block relieved her of the sensation and pain. The sensation did not return following delivery.
Dureja
G P
GP
Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Sandhya
D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy