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Preferred term

Brachial Plexus Neuritis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A syndrome associated with inflammation of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Clinical features include severe pain in the shoulder region which may be accompanied by MUSCLE WEAKNESS and loss of sensation in the upper extremity. This condition may be associated with VIRUS DISEASES; IMMUNIZATION; SURGERY; heroin use (see HEROIN DEPENDENCE); and other conditions. The term brachial neuralgia generally refers to pain associated with brachial plexus injury. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1355-6)

Entry terms

  • Brachial Neuritis
  • Neuritis, Brachial Plexus
  • Parsonage-Aldren-Turner Syndrome
  • Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
  • Shoulder Girdle Neuropathy
  • Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathy

In other languages

  • French

  • Amyotrophie névralgique de l'épaule
  • Amyotrophie névralgique du membre supérieur
  • Névrite du plexus brachial de Parsonage-Turner
  • Syndrome de Parsonage-Turner

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