Neuralgic amyotrophy, diagnosed with magnetic resonance neurography in acute stage: A case report and review of the literature

Neurologist

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-221

  Duman, Iltekin ^a   Guvenc, Inanc ^a   Kalyon, Tunc Alp ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus neuritis; Magnetic resonance neurography; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Parsonage Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURALGIA; NEUROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 34447340271     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31805778bb     Document Type: Article

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