The neuralgic amyotrophy consultation
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- 20 April 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Neurology
- Vol. 254 (6) , 695-704
Abstract
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 assumed for many patients. The disorder can be idiopathic or hereditary in an autosomal dominant fashion, with only few phenotypical variations between the two. This article provides a practical overview of current knowledge on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis and the treatment of pain and complications.Keywords
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