Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy in children. Case report, 4 year follow up and review of the literature

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-473

  Høst, Christian ^a   Skov, Liselotte ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Neuritis; Paediatric; Parsonage turner

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PAIN; SHOULDER;

EID: 78049293685     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.02.007     Document Type: Review

References (53)

1. N. van Alfen, J. Schuuring, B.G. van Engelen, J.J. Rotteveel, and F.J. Gabreels Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy in children. A distinct phenotype compared to the adult form Neuropediatrics 31 6 2000 December 328 332
2. S.E. Janes, and W.P. Whitehouse Brachial neuritis following infection with Epstein-Barr virus Eur J Paediatr Neurol 7 6 2003 413 415
3. G. Devathasan, and H.I. Tong Neuralgic amyotrophy: criteria for diagnosis and a clinical with electromyographic study of 21 cases Aust N Z J Med 10 2 1980 April 188 191
4. B.K. MacDonald, O.C. Cockerell, J.W. Sander, and S.D. Shorvon The incidence and lifetime prevalence of neurological disorders in a prospective community-based study in the UK Brain 123 Pt 4 2000 April 665 676
5. E. Beghi, L.T. Kurland, D.W. Mulder, and A. Nicolosi Brachial plexus neuropathy in the population of Rochester, Minnesota, 1970-1981 Ann Neurol 18 3 1985 September 320 323
6. N. van Alfen, and B.G. van Engelen The clinical spectrum of neuralgic amyotrophy in 246 cases Brain 129 Pt 2 2006 February 438 450
7. I. Kotsopoulos, K. Faber, J. Raaijmakers, N. van Alfen, J. Nicolai, and V. van Kranen-Mastenbroek Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy in childhood Neuropediatrics 38 1 2007 February 36 37
8. C. Yilmaz, H. Caksen, S. Arslan, O. Anlar, B. Atas, and A.S. Guven Bilateral brachial plexopathy complicating Henoch-Schonlein purpura Brain Dev 28 5 2006 June 326 328
9. P. Tsairis, P.J. Dyck, and D.W. Mulder Natural history of brachial plexus neuropathy. Report on 99 patients Arch Neurol 27 2 1972 August 109 117
10. N. van Alfen, and B.G. van Engelen Lumbosacral plexus neuropathy: a case report and review of the literature Clin Neurol Neurosurg 99 2 1997 May 138 141
11. N. van Alfen The neuralgic amyotrophy consultation J Neurol 2007 April 20
12. F. Laccone, M.C. Hannibal, J. Neesen, W. Grisold, P.F. Chance, and H. Rehder Dysmorphic syndrome of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy associated with a SEPT9 gene mutation-a family study Clin Genet 74 3 2008 September 279 283
13. L.G. Sadleir, and M.B. Connolly Acquired brachial-plexus neuropathy in the neonate: a rare presentation of late-onset group-B streptococcal osteomyelitis Dev Med Child Neurol 40 7 1998 July 496 499
14. M. Estienne, V. Scaioli, F. Zibordi, and L. Angelini Enigmatic osteomyelitis and bilateral upper limb palsy in a neonate Pediatr Neurol 32 1 2005 January 56 59
15. Y.C. Wang, F.K. Lin, K.L. Hung, and D.Y. Wu Brachial plexus neuropathy secondary to septic arthritis and osteomyelitis: report of two cases Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 35 5 1994 September 449 454
16. J.J. van Eijk, I. Cuppen, N. van Alfen, and J.J. Rotteveel Treatment for neonatal neuralgic amyotrophy Eur J Paediatr Neurol 13 3 2009 May 283 285
17. S.A. Clay Osteomyelitis as a cause of brachial plexus neuropathy Am J Dis Child 136 12 1982 December 1054 1056
18. R.S. Young, and D.L. Hawkes Pseudopseudoparalysis Am J Dis Child 137 5 1983 May 504
19. S.R. Gabriel, J.G. Thometz, and S. Jaradeh Septic arthritis associated with brachial plexus neuropathy. A case report J Bone Joint Surg Am 78 1 1996 January 103 105
20. W.A. Martin, and G.H. Kraft Shoulder girdle neuritis: a clinical and electrophysiological evaluation Mil Med 139 1 1974 January 21 25
21. L.M. Charles Jr., and A. Jayam-Trouth Brachial plexus neuropathy. Three cases in children Am J Dis Child 134 3 1980 March 299 300
22. J.F. Bale Jr., J.A. Thompson, J.H. Petajan, and F.A. Ziter Childhood brachial plexus neuropathy J Pediatr 95 5 Pt 1 1979 November 741 742
23. A. Zeharia, M. Mukamel, Y. Frishberg, R. Weitz, and M. Mimouni Benign plexus neuropathy in children J Pediatr 116 2 1990 February 276 278
24. E. Dussaix, T.P. Le, and M. Tardieu Neuropathy of the brachial plexus complicating infectious mononucleosis in an 18-month-old child Arch Fr Pediatr 43 2 1986 February 129 130
25. S. Weller, J. Gartner, and H.G. Lenard Characteristic clinical features of idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy in childhood Neuropediatrics 32 2 2001 April 110
26. M.H. Ooi, S.C. Wong, D. Clear, D. Perera, S. Krishnan, and T. Preston Adenovirus type 21-associated acute flaccid paralysis during an outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Sarawak, Malaysia Clin Infect Dis 36 5 2003 March 1 550 559
27. D. Verheulpen, P. Ribai, J.M. Gerard, J.M. Caroyer, and B.P. Van Brachial plexus neuritis: is prognosis worse in children? Eur J Paediatr Neurol 8 3 2004 165 166
28. W.C. To, and D.N. Traquina Neuralgic amyotrophy presenting with bilateral vocal cord paralysis in a child: a case report Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 48 3 1999 May 25 251 254
29. D.W. McCarthy, S.J. Qualman, D.T. Rudman, G.J. Wiet, and G.E. Besner Herpetic tracheitis and brachial plexus neuropathy in a child with burns J Burn Care Rehabil 20 5 1999 September 377 381
30. F. Renault, and J. Raimbault Amyotrophic neuralgia of the shoulder in children. Clinical and electromyographic study Ann Pediatr (Paris) 33 1 1986 January 39 42
31. K.R. Magee, and R.N. Dejong Paralytic brachial neuritis. Discussion of clinical features with review of 23 cases JAMA 174 1960 November 5 1258 1262
32. P. Masson, A. Rigot, and W. Cecile Brachial plexus neuropathy following pyogenic cervical adenophlegmon Arch Pediatr 1 8 1994 August 735 737
33. M.O. Al, W. Fathallah, and S. Quader Recovery of tacrolimus-associated brachial neuritis after conversion to everolimus in a pediatric renal transplant recipient-case report and review of the literature Pediatr Transplant 12 8 2008 December 914 917
34. A. Kirchhoff-Moradpour, D. Huzly, R. Korinthenberg, and R. Berner Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with parvovirus B19 infection in a child Eur J Pediatr 160 3 2001 March 200 201
35. C. Lidor, and E. Goichman Images in clinical medicine. Postinfectious brachial neuritis N Engl J Med 338 5 1998 January 29 296
36. B.A. Shaywitz Brachial plexus neuropathy in childhood J Pediatr 86 6 1975 June 913 915
37. P. Tonali, A. Uncini, and P.G. Di Pasqua So-called neuralgic amyotrophy: clinical features and long term follow-up Ital J Neurol Sci 4 4 1983 December 431 437
38. G. Serratrice, D. Baudoin, J. Pouget, O. Blin, and R. Guieu Typical and atypical forms of neuralgic amyotrophy of the shoulder: 86 cases Rev Neurol (Paris) 148 1 1992 47 50
39. A. Vighetto, C. Grand, C. Confavreux, and G. Aimard The Parsonage-Turner syndrome and similar diseases. 29 cases Rev Neurol (Paris) 144 8-9 1988 494 498
40. M. Patel, A. Mahajan, and S. Desai Neuralgic amyotrophy: a long term follow-up of four cases J Postgrad Med 36 2 1990 April 112 114
41. C.M. Gaskin, and C.A. Helms Parsonage-Turner syndrome: MR imaging findings and clinical information of 27 patients Radiology 240 2 2006 August 501 507
42. J.A. Kouyoumdjian Brachial plexus neuropathy (amyotrophic neuralgia) and infectious mononucleosis: report of a case Arq Neuropsiquiatr 42 3 1984 September 289 293
43. M. Kennedy, and M. Molloy Brachial plexus neuropathy in a gymnast associated with chicken pox Br J Sports Med 23 4 1989 December 226
44. G.D. Schott A chronic and painless form of idiopathic brachial plexus neuropathy J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 46 6 1983 June 555 557
45. A. Cruz-Martinez, M. Barrio, and J. Arpa Neuralgic amyotrophy: variable expression in 40 patients J Peripher Nerv Syst 7 3 2002 September 198 204
46. G.A. Suarez, C. Giannini, E.P. Bosch, R.J. Barohn, J. Wodak, and P. Ebeling Immune brachial plexus neuropathy: suggestive evidence for an inflammatory-immune pathogenesis Neurology 46 2 1996 February 559 561
47. A. Sierra, J. Prat, J. Bas, A. Romeu, J. Montero, and J.A. Matos Blood lymphocytes are sensitized to branchial plexus nerves in patients with neuralgic amyotrophy Acta Neurol Scand 83 3 1991 March 183 186
48. T. Lejman, M. Strong, P. Michno, and M. Hayman Septic arthritis of the shoulder during the first 18 months of life J Pediatr Orthop 15 2 1995 March 172 175
49. N. van Alfen, W.J. Huisman, S. Overeem, B.G. van Engelen, and M.J. Zwarts Sensory nerve conduction studies in neuralgic amyotrophy Am J Phys Med Rehabil 88 11 2009 November 941 946
50. I. Duman, and I. Guvenc Kalyon TA.Neuralgic amyotrophy, diagnosed with magnetic resonance neurography in acute stage: a case report and review of the literature Neurologist 13 4 2007 July 219 221
51. J.D. England The variations of neuralgic amyotrophy Muscle Nerve 22 4 1999 April 435 436
52. J.J. van Eijk, N. van Alfen, M. Berrevoets, G.J. van der Wilt, S. Pillen, and B.G. van Engelen Evaluation of prednisolone treatment in the acute phase of neuralgic amyotrophy: an observational study J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80 10 2009 October 1120 1124
53. N. van Alfen, B.G. van Engelen, and R.A. Hughes Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis) Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3 2009 CD006976