Diabetic Cranio-Cervico-Radiculoplexus Neuropathy

Gaurav Gupta; Rami Massie; Timothy J Doherty; P R Bourque; Mohan Radhakrishna; Roderick J Finlayson; Markus Besemann; Emmanuel Simantirakis; P James Bonham Dyck

doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.05.003

Diabetic Cranio-Cervico-Radiculoplexus Neuropathy

PM R. 2015 Nov;7(11):1189-1193. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 May 12.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
² Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave Cedar, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G-1A4.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Radiology Department, Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

PMID: 25978945
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.05.003

Abstract

We describe a case of a 53-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom cervical-radiculoplexus neuropathy developed, with concomitant cranial and phrenic nerve involvement, occurring as a stepwise, monophasic course. The patient had a presumed remote history of idiopathic cervical-radiculoplexus neuropathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Diabetic Neuropathies / diagnosis*
Diabetic Neuropathies / etiology
Diabetic Neuropathies / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiculopathy / diagnosis*
Radiculopathy / etiology
Radiculopathy / therapy