Parsonage-Turner syndrome-case report and literature review

Hand (N Y). 2007 Dec;2(4):218-21. doi: 10.1007/s11552-007-9059-x. Epub 2007 Jul 4.

Abstract

Parsonage-Turner syndrome is the term used to describe a neuritis involving the brachial plexus. It may present with symptoms of an isolated peripheral nerve lesion, although the pathology is thought to lie more proximally. A case describing an isolated anterior interosseus nerve palsy due to an acute brachial neuritis is presented where the electromyographic findings confirmed the diagnosis, but also demonstrated the coexistence of a dual pathology in the form of a cervical radiculopathy. The literature is reviewed regarding etiology, treatment, and prognosis.

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  • Case Reports