[A man with 3 arms. Phantom limb perception in intramedullary ependymoma].
We report the case of a patient who suffers from a supernumerary phantom limb after the resection of an intraspinal, growing ependymoma at the level of C1-C3. Various mechanisms which might have produced the phantom limb are discussed.
Reichert
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Waldklinik Dobel, Neurologische Abteilung, Neuenbürgerstr. 49, 75335 Dobel. ReichertNeuro@aol.com
Sewekow
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*