Bilateral neuralgic amyotrophy presenting with left vocal cord and phrenic nerve paralysis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 680-684

  Chen, Yi Min ^a   Hu, Gwo Chi ^a   Cheng, Sho Jen ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal cancer; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Phrenic nerve palsy; Radiation induced plexopathy; Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FLUOROURACIL; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELTOID MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIATION SICKNESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHOULDER PAIN; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 34548478147     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60028-5     Document Type: Article

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