Neuralgic amyotrophy

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Name:
Neuralgic amyotrophy
Description:
A rare disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by the sudden onset of extreme pain in the upper extremity followed by rapid multifocal motor weakness and atrophy and a slow recovery in months to years. NA includes both an idiopathic (INA, also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) and hereditary (HNA) form.
ORPHAcode:
2901
Synonyms:
Acute brachial plexus neuritis
Brachial plexus neuritis
Immune brachial plexus neuropathy
Mononeuritis multiplex with brachial predilection
Neuralgic shoulder amyotrophy
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Created:
13 May 2019 - 01:02
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14