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Bilateral Brachial Plexus Compressive Neuropathy (Crutch Palsy)
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1997Brachial plexus compressive neuropathy following the use of axillary crutches (crutch palsy) is a rare but well-recognized entity. Most reported cases involve the posterior cord of the brachial plexus in children and have resolved spontaneously within 8-12 weeks.
Steven M. Raikin, Mark I. Froimson
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Hereditary recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy with dysmorphic features
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2009A Finnish pedigree comprising 13 members in 3 generations with recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy is described. The disease was characterized by repeated attacks of pain in the upper limb/shoulder region, followed by muscle weakness and atrophy. The first episode usually occurred in childhood after a mild infection.
Matti Haltia +4 more
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JAMA, 1975
Two patients had acute, self-limiting, unilateral brachial plexus neuropathy in association with desensitizing subcutaneous injections of extracts of dusts and molds. Diminution of pain and return of function of the affected limb followed a short course of prednisone therapy, although a beneficial effect of the steroid cannot be considered proved ...
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Two patients had acute, self-limiting, unilateral brachial plexus neuropathy in association with desensitizing subcutaneous injections of extracts of dusts and molds. Diminution of pain and return of function of the affected limb followed a short course of prednisone therapy, although a beneficial effect of the steroid cannot be considered proved ...
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Osteomyelitis Causing Brachial Plexus Neuropathy-Reply
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1983In Reply.—The differential diagnosis of osteomyelitisvseptic arthritis is not as obvious or absolute as Dr Green perceives it to be. The patients described in my study were initially seen and followed up by staff physicians in the Divisions of Pediatric Orthopedics and Pediatric Infectious Disease, Louisiana State University School of Medicine ...
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Natural History of Brachial Plexus Neuropathy
Archives of Neurology, 1972A clinical analysis of 99 patients with brachial plexus neuropathy (BPN) and the outcome of 84 of these patients are presented. The disease may involve the upper, the lower, or the entire plexus; the involvement may be complete or incomplete, and it may often be bilateral. Although the etiologic factor or factors remain unknown, our studies support the
Peter Tsairis +3 more
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Recurrent forms of sporadic brachial plexus neuropathy
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1988Two patients presenting a relapsing form of sporadic brachial plexus neuropathy, the so-called Parsonage Turner syndrome, are reported. The diagnosis is based on clinical and electromyographic features. Recurrent attacks, although infrequently encountered, have been well described in the past. Sporadic cases of this syndrome must be differentiated from
P. Herregodts +6 more
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Septic Arthritis Associated with Brachial Plexus Neuropathy. A Case Report*
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1996Pseudoparalysis or apparent weakness of a limb associated with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis is a well documented phenomenon. Muscular spasm associated with pain caused by the infection can lead to the apparent weakness. In contrast, true nerve paralysis associated with osteomyelitis is uncommon, and documentation of the electromyographic changes ...
John Thometz +2 more
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Brachial plexus neuropathy after botulinum toxin injection
Neurology, 1997Brachial plexus neuropathy (BPN) has been reported in four patients following botulinum toxin A (BTA) treatment of cervical or upper extremity dystonia.1-3 We report a patient with cervical dystonia who developed acute, transient BPN contralateral to the side of cervical BTA injections 10 days following treatment. Case report.
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome and Hereditary Brachial Plexus Neuropathy
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsParsonage-Turner syndrome and hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN) present with indistinguishable attacks of rapid-onset severe shoulder and arm pain, disabling weakness, and early muscle atrophy. Their combined incidence ranges from 3 to 100 in 100,000 persons per year.
James B. Meiling +6 more
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MRI Scanning in Brachial Plexus Neuropathy
Australasian Radiology, 1991Verity Ahern +2 more
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