Though there are no precise numbers, scientists estimate that such phantom sensations afflict 1 percent or more of the population.

Are you still having phantom sensations?

Not at all, phantom sensations in the stump of a limb are normal.

It has been known that at least 80% of amputees experience phantom sensations at some time of their lives.

Almost immediately following the amputation of a limb, 90-98% of patients report experiencing a phantom sensation.

The persistence of the neurosignature, even after limb amputation, may be the cause of phantom sensations and pain.

And there's usually a phantom sensation, like when a person loses a foot but still feels like his toe is hurting.

When he released and turned her, phantom sensations of his warmth and hardness clung to her impressionable shoulders.

"Beyond re-membering: phantom sensations of congenitally absent limbs."

Phantom pain and non-painful phantom sensations result from changes in the central nervous system due to denervation of a body part.