Thermography and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Phantom Pain of Amputees |
Woong Nam Lee, M.D., Kyoung Ja Cho, M.D., Jae Ho Moon, M.D. , Kyoo Seong Lee, M.D.* |
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery*, Yonsei University College of Medicine |
절단환자의 환상통에서 체열 촬영검사와 다면적 인성검사 |
이웅남, 조경자, 문재호, 이규성* |
연세대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 신경외과학교실 |
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Abstract |
In 26 amputees, the results after application of digital infrared thermographic imaging and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test were evaluated. There was no correlation between cause of amputation and phantom pain. In patients with phantom pain or stump pain, there was significant hypothermia at amputated site (p<0.05, Fischer's exact test). The pattern of hypothermia was regional in the patients with phantom pain, and localized in the patients with stump pain only(p<0.05, Fischer's exact test). There was no specific psychological characteristics in the amputees with phantom pain as a result of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test(p>0.05) but in the counselings, depression, denial, anxiety, and paranoia components were found in 15, 9, 14, and 2 cases respectively. |
Key Words:
Amputation, Phantom pain, Thermography, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
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