Tag: PBL
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Patient H.M. – PBL Case
In 1953 Henry Molaison, who later became known as patient H.M., underwent an experimental type of neurosurgery in Hartford, Connecticut. The reason for this was that he had suffered from seizures since adolescence and these seizures had become more severe now that he was in his late 20s. Henry recovered quite well from the surgery…
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Patient Frederic – PBL Case
You are a physician. It’s November and one day a patient, Frederic Cave, shows up in your open office hours and asks for your advice. He didn’t bring a health history and since it’s the first time you meet the patient, you ask him about it. Cave is 42 years old, not married, but lives…
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Feeling What Is Not There – PBL Case
After an amputation, a large number of patients report that they can still feel their amputated limb as if it was still there. They report regular sensual experiences such as being touched on the missing limb and, especially in the time right after surgery, they sometimes “forget” that the limb is not there anymore. For…