scholarly journals A case of supernumerary phantom limb induced by intention to move the left plegic limb

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-371
Author(s):  
Ayaka Hanada ◽  
Mai Yamada ◽  
Yoshimi Sasahara ◽  
Akira Satoh ◽  
Mitsuhiro Tsujihata
Keyword(s):  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Intention To Move

scholarly journals Supernumerary phantom limb as a rare symptom of epileptic seizures-case report and literature review

Epilepsia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. e97-e100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alban Millonig ◽  
Thomas Bodner ◽  
Eveline Donnemiller ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Iris Unterberger
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Rare Symptom

Supernumerary Phantoms: A Comment on Grossi, et al.'s (2002) Spare Thoughts on Spare Limbs

2003 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brugger
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
Phantom Limbs

A recently published case report of a supernumerary phantom limb in a man with left-sided hemiplegia did not take note that this phenomenon has been extensively documented in the neurological literature for well over 100 years. The present comment provides a brief introduction to the clinical and experimental approaches to supernumerary phantom limbs. It also emphasizes the theoretical importance of this condition for understanding the neurological mechanisms subserving the experience of having a body.

scholarly journals Seeing the phantom: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of a supernumerary phantom limb

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 698-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asaid Khateb ◽  
Stéphane R. Simon ◽  
Sebastian Dieguez ◽  
François Lazeyras ◽  
Isabelle Momjian-Mayor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Imaging Study ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb

scholarly journals The phantom and the supernumerary phantom limb: historical review and new case

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Cipriani ◽  
Lucia Picchi ◽  
Marcella Vedovello ◽  
Angelo Nuti ◽  
Mario Di Fiorino
Keyword(s):  
Historical Review ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb

Supernumerary phantom limb after ischaemic stroke

Neurocase ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mazzoni ◽  
C. Lucchin ◽  
G. Meucci ◽  
M. Vista ◽  
P. Moretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischaemic Stroke ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Supernumerary Phantom Limb

scholarly journals Intentional Supernumerary Motor Phantom Limb after Right Cerebral Stroke: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-258
Author(s):  
Mai Yamada ◽  
Yoshimi Sasahara ◽  
Makiko Seto ◽  
Akira Satoh ◽  
Mitsuhiro Tsujihata
Keyword(s):  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Premotor Cortex ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
The Body ◽  
Phantom Limb ◽  
Cerebral Stroke ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Computed Tomography Images ◽  
Intention To Move ◽  
The Right

A 47-year-old right-handed man was admitted to our hospital for rehabilitation after right basal ganglion hematoma. On day 57, he noticed a supernumerary motor phantom limb (SPL) involving his right arm, originating at the level of the elbow. The most notable finding of his SPL was the motor characteristic. When the subject had the intention to move the upper paralyzed limb simultaneously with the trainer’s facilitating action, he said “there is another arm.” The intention to move the paralyzed arm alone or passive movement of the paralyzed arm did not induce the SPL. He showed a severe left sensorimotor impairment and mild hemineglect, but no neglect syndromes of the body (e.g., asomatognosia, somatoparaphrenia, personification and misoplegia, or anosognosia) were observed. Brain MRI demonstrated a hematoma in the right temporal lobe subcortex, subfrontal cortex, putamen, internal capsule, and thalamus. Single-photon emission computed tomography images showed more widespread hypoperfusion in the right hemisphere in comparison to the lesions on MRI. However, the premotor cortex was preserved. Our case is different from Staub’s case in that SPL was not induced by the intention to move the paralyzed limb alone; rather, it was induced when the patient intended to move the paralyzed limb with a trainer’s simultaneous facilitating action. The SPL may reflect that an abnormal closed-loop function of the thalamocortical system underlies the phantom phenomenon. However, despite the severe motor and sensory impairment, the afferent pathway from the periphery to the premotor cortex may have been partially preserved, and this may have been related to the induction of SPL.

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