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Phantom Limb Pain Pt. 1

Medical Mysteries

English - July 28, 2020 07:01 - 44 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
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In the mid-1500s, French surgeon Ambroise Paré realized patients who survived an amputation could still feel their missing limbs. Doctors theorized for centuries about the phenomenon, driven by one question: How do you treat a limb that doesn’t exist?

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In the mid-1500s, French surgeon Ambroise Paré realized patients who survived an amputation could still feel their missing limbs. Doctors theorized for centuries about the phenomenon, driven by one question: How do you treat a limb that doesn’t exist?



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