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. 2018 Sep 21;12:352. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00352

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Copyright © 2018 Page, George, Kluger, Duncan, Wendelken, Davis, Hutchinson and Clark.

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There was a consistent decrease (difference in post-session vs. pre-session) in pain scores measured in 74 experimental sessions. We collected subjective ratings of phantom pain across time up to 14 months post-implant for both pre-session phantom pain and post-session phantom pain. Most experimental sessions resulted in a reduction in phantom pain, evidenced by a negative difference between the post-session and pre-session pain score. This reduction was relatively consistent across the entire 14-month duration of the study. The subject continued his use of prescription medications for treatment of phantom pain during the duration of the implant (e.g., gabapentin and tramadol).