title: The neural basis of phantom limb pain.
abstract: A recent study suggests that brain changes in amputees may be pain-induced, questioning maladaptive plasticity as a neural basis of phantom pain. These findings add valuable information on cortical reorganization after amputation. We suggest further lines of research to clarify the mechanisms that underlie phantom pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. herta.flor@zi-mannheim.de
authors.forename: Herta
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Flor
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diers
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andoh
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000503:physiopathology*