Supernumerary phantom limbs in ICU patients with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the previously undescribed phenomenon of phantom limb generation in patients with severe acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). METHODS: Between April 2011 and January 2014, we encountered 3 patients with AIDP in our intensive care unit who experienced features of self-limited supernumerary phantom limbs (SPLs) during their course. RESULTS: The following case series describes the phenomenon of SPLs in AIDP. CONCLUSIONS: This report aims to raise awareness of the possibility of SPLs in the course of AIDP. The pathophysiology and management strategies for this clinical phenomenon are unknown.