Relief from intractable phantom pain by combining psilocybin and mirror visual-feedback (MVF)
Neurocase March 4, 2018 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Chaipat Chunharas, Zeve Marcus et al. 63 citations
AL's leg was amputated resulting in phantom-limb pain (PLP). (1) When a volunteer placed her foot on or near the phantom - touching it evoked organized sensations in corresponding locations on AL's phantom. (2) Mirror-visual-feedback (MVF) relieved PLP, as did, "phantom massage". (3) Psilocybin-MVF pairing produced synergistic effects, complete elimination of PLP, and reduction in paroxysmal...