- See:
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Brachial Plexus
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Brachial Neuritis :
- Discussion:
- acute brachial neuropathy (acute brachial radiculitis, Parsonage-Turner syndrome) is of unknown etiology and appears sporadically but may
follow immunization, or viral illness;
- predominant clinical finding is pain, usually limited to the shoulder;
- may cause winging of the scapula;
- distribution of weakness is variable;
- return to athletic activity is determined by clinical return of strength, as
EMG may be abnormal up to 7 yrs after dx;
Acute Onset of Nontraumatic Upper-Extremity Atrophy.
Asymmetric flaccid paralysis a neuromuscular presentation of West Nile virus infection. J. Li et al. Ann Neurol 53 (2003), pp. 703–710.
West Nile Virus: a case report with flaccid paralysis and cervical spinal cord: MR imaging findings. G. Kraushaar et al, AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26 (2005), pp. 26–29.
Acute flaccid paralysis the spectrum of a newly recognized complication of West Nile Virus infection. Saad et al. J Infect 51 (2005), pp. 120–127.
Parsonage-Turner syndrome (acute brachial neuritis). J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78:1405-1408.
Brachial neuritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1999;368:37-43.
Expanding the differential of shoulder pain: Parsonage-Turner syndrome.
