Brachial Plexus Neuritis

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Disease or Syndrome

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)

Synonyms:

Amyotrophic Neuralgia
Amyotrophic Neuralgias
Amyotrophies, Neuralgic
Amyotrophy, Neuralgic
Brachial Neuralgia
Brachial Neuralgias
Brachial Neuritides
Brachial Neuritis
Brachial Plexus Neuritides
Cervico Brachial Neuralgia
Cervico-Brachial Neuralgia
Cervico-Brachial Neuralgias
Cervicobrachial Neuralgia
Cervicobrachial Neuralgias
Neuralgia, Amyotrophic
Neuralgia, Brachial
Neuralgia, Cervico-Brachial
Neuralgia, Cervicobrachial
Neuralgias, Amyotrophic
Neuralgias, Brachial
Neuralgias, Cervico-Brachial
Neuralgias, Cervicobrachial
Neuralgic Amyotrophies
Neuralgic Amyotrophy
Neuritides, Brachial
Neuritides, Brachial Plexus
Neuritis, Brachial
Neuritis, Brachial Plexus
Neuropathies, Shoulder-Girdle
Neuropathy, Shoulder-Girdle
Parsonage Aldren Turner Syndrome
Parsonage Turner Syndrome
Parsonage-Aldren-Turner Syndrome
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Shoulder Girdle Neuropathy
Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathies
Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathy
Syndrome, Parsonage-Aldren-Turner
Syndrome, Parsonage-Turner

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