Monoparesis With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome-Like Symptoms due to Brachial Plexopathy Caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus: A Case Report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1653-1655

  Eyigor, Sibel ^a   Durmaz, Berrin ^a   Karapolat, Hale ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus neuropathies; Case report; Complex regional pain syndromes; Herpes zoster; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SKIN COLOR; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPTOM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; BRAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 33751425187     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.338     Document Type: Article

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