PMP22 related neuropathies: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A and Hereditary Neuropathy with liability to Pressure Palsies [PDF]
, 2008 PMP22 related neuropathies comprise (1) PMP22 duplications leading to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A), (2) PMP22 deletions, leading to Hereditary Neuropathy with liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP), and (3) PMP22 point mutations, causing ...
Barbara W van Paassen +5 more
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Arteritis and Brachial Plexus Neuropathy as Delayed Complications of Radiation Therapy [PDF]
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2001 Radiation-induced arteritis of large vessels and brachial plexus neuropathy are uncommon delayed complications of local radiation therapy. We describe a 66-year-old woman with right arm discomfort, weakness, and acrocyanosis that developed 21 years after local radiation for breast adenocarcinoma.
Devon I. Rubin +3 more
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Simultaneous acute shoulder arthritis and multiple mononeuropathy in a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patient – First case report [PDF]
, 1970 Diabetes is a common disorder that leads to the musculoskeletal symptoms such as the shoulder arthritis. The involvement of peripheral nervous system is one of the troublesome for the patients as it provokes chronic sensory symptoms, lower motor neuron ...
Ciećwież, Sylwester +4 more
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Guyon tunnel syndrome secondary to excessive healing tissue in a child: a case report [PDF]
, 2008 We describe a case of an 8-year-old boy who developed a combined motor and sensory neuropathy of the distal ulnar nerve, after sustaining a superficial injury to the right flexor carpi ulnaris tendon at the level of the distal wrist crease. Guyon's canal
Doğramacı, Yunus +3 more
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Multiple Interneural Communications of Brachial Plexus - Anatomical Description and Clinical Significance [PDF]
, 2015 Brachial plexus blockade requires efficient and thorough understanding of the detailed anatomy of the plexus and the variations associated with the plexus. Anomalies associated with the branches of the plexus may complicate attempts of nerve blockade for
Goel, Anandi +1 more
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Pain Relief after Surgical Decompression of the Distal Brachial Plexus [PDF]
, 2020 Background Brachial plexopathy causes pain and loss of function in the affected extremity. Entrapment of the brachial plexus terminal branches within the surrounding connective tissue, or medial brachial fascial compartment, may manifest in debilitating ...
Ouellette, Elizabeth
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Plexus brachialis strain and compression deformation in the costo-axillary-brachial region : A cadaveric study [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the role of different mechanisms in nerve injury during arm abduction positions. The tasks were to determine the strain deformation of the plexus brachialis during arm abduction, to measure the pressures in
Evansa, Irina +9 more
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Brachial plexus neuropathy after radiotherapy for breast cancer [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 Lower doses and surgical management of the axilla may be the answer It is tragic when patients are permanently harmed by a complication of treatment. One such complication, which has recently received publicity, is brachial plexus neuropathy after radiotherapy for early breast cancer.1 A group of women who perceived themselves damaged in this way ...
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The neuralgic amyotrophy consultation [PDF]
, 2007 Neuralgic amyotrophy is a distinct clinical syndrome with acute severe pain and patchy paresis in the shoulder and arm region. The clinical phenotype was recently found to be more comprehensive and the long-term prognosis less optimistic than usually ...
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A chronic and painless form of idiopathic brachial plexus neuropathy. [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1983 Three patients are reported who developed slow and painless weakness and wasting of the muscles of one shoulder girdle, denervation in the affected muscles, and subsequent complete recovery. In two patients, an area of cutaneous sensory loss in the distribution of the circumflex nerve was detected.
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