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BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY A long-term outcome study
The Journal of Hand Surgery: Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2000This retrospective study assessed the long-term outcome of brachial plexus neuropathy in 16 patients. The mean follow up was 8 years. Nine patients complained of persistent pain and muscle weakness, four had continuing problems with various activities of daily living and 11 had trouble with some housekeeping activities.
Joannes Geertzen +3 more
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Brachial plexus neuropathy in childhood
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1975B R A C H I A L PLEXUS N E U R O P A T H Y is a n a c u t e neurologic disorder characterized by pain, weakness, and muscle wasting of the upper extremity. It is generally thought of as affecting young adults; although several large series note its occurrence in children, the disorder has not been reported in the pediatric literature so far as we can ...
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Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy: A review
Neurology India, 2019Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy (RIBPN) is an uncommon problem. It is a delayed nontraumatic brachial plexus neuropathy following radiation treatment for carcinomas in the region of neck, axilla, and chest wall. The incidence is more commonly reported following radiation treatment for carcinoma of breast.
Sanjeev Pattankar +3 more
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Chronic demyelinating hypertrophic brachial plexus neuropathy
Muscle & Nerve, 2000A patient with unilateral, painless, chronic progressive upper limb sensorimotor deficit showed electrophysiological evidence of a focal demyelinating neuropathy with almost complete conduction block across the brachial plexus. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed marked brachial plexus hypertrophy.
Thierry Duprez +3 more
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Brachial plexus neuropathy following mantle radiotherapy
Clinical Oncology, 1998We report two cases of presumed radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy in patients with lymphoma who were treated with standard mantle radiotherapy to a dose of 40 Gy in 20 fractions. Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy has not previously been reported following mantle irradiation at this dose. Both patients received chemotherapy in relapse. We
N.J. Wadd, H.H. Lucraft
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Osteomyelitis Causing Brachial Plexus Neuropathy
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1983Sir .—I would like to comment on the article "Osteomyelitis as a Cause of Brachial Plexus Neuropathy" by Dr Clay (Journal1982;136:1054-1056). Dr Clay reported two cases of "osteomyelitis" as a cause of brachial plexus neuropathy. On reviewing her case reports, it is obvious that neither of these infants had a true osteomyelitis, but both apparently ...
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Herpetic Tracheitis and Brachial Plexus Neuropathy in a Child With Burns
Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, 1999Herpetic tracheobronchitis is a well-recognized clinical entity that most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, including patients with burns. Although the diagnosis of herpetic tracheobronchitis is usually not made until postmortem examination, the presence of the condition can be established when histologic specimens of a patient with upper ...
Diane W. McCarthy +4 more
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Hypertrophic inflammatory neuropathy involving bilateral brachial plexus
Surgical Neurology, 1999The present case is an example of hypertrophic inflammatory neuropathy (HIN). This entity is a rare tumor-like, chronic inflammatory, focal or multifocal, mainly demyelinating neuropathy of unknown origin, most frequently involving the brachial plexus.The authors describe a 67-year-old man presenting with a nodular mass in his right supraclavicular ...
Giovanna Cenacchi +4 more
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Recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy and giant cell arteritis
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1990A 73-year-old women presented with a recurrent form of sporadic brachial plexus neuropathy, the so-called Parsonage and Turner syndrome. This diagnosis is based on clinical and electromyographic findings. Interestingly a biopsy of the temporal artery demonstrated a giant cell arteritis.
Dierckx, Rudi R.A. +6 more
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Brachial plexus neuropathies after advanced laparoscopic surgery
Fertility and Sterility, 1993A retrospective review of 3,200 advanced laparoscopic procedures demonstrated five brachial plexus injuries during a 5-month period in 1986 (0.16% incidence rate). Brachial plexus injury can occur during laparoscopic surgery using steep Trendelenburg's position with shoulder braces and the patient's arm extended at 90 degrees. Position modification can
Patrick J. Taylor +12 more
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