Article

The experience of supernumerary phantom limbs (SPLs) is a rare phenomenon known
to occur following a variety of neurological ailments.
This case report details
visualized supernumerary phantom arms and legs in a polytrauma patient with
suspicion of seizure as the primary contributing factor.
Fewer than 30 cases of
SPLs have been previously described. SPLs are usually confined to the phantom
proprioception/sensation of the limb, with only 6 prior cases reporting visualized SPLs, all of which occurred in the setting of isolated stroke. This
case presentation is notable because it is the first to describe visualized SPLs
in a polytrauma patient.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.
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