Patient with recurrent neuralgic amyotrophy; right brachial plexitis and left posterior interosseous neuropathy Visszatérő neuralgikus amyotrophiás beteg; jobb oldali brachialis plexitis és bal oldali hátsó interossealis neuropathia


Özenç B., Işik K., Tan E., Odabaşi Z.

Ideggyogyaszati Szemle, vol.76, no.7-8, pp.286-288, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 76 Issue: 7-8
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.18071/isz.76.0286
  • Journal Name: Ideggyogyaszati Szemle
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.286-288
  • Keywords: brachial plexitis, posterior interosseous nerve (PIN), recurrent neuralgic amyotrophy
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome or idiopathic brachial plexopathy, is a multifocal inflammatory neuropathy that usually affects the upper limbs. The classic picture is a patient with acute onset of asymmetric upper extremity symptoms, excruciating pain, rapid onset of multifocal paresis often involving winged scapula, and a monophasic course of the disease. We present an unusual case of recurrent NA characterized first by right brachial plexitis and then isolated left posterior interosseous nerve palsy.