Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Neuralgic amyotrophy, also known as brachial neuritis, is a well described clinical entity. Diaphragmatic dysfunction, as a result of phrenic nerve root involvement (cervical roots 3 to 5), is an uncommon, but increasingly recognized association. The case of a previously healthy 61-year-old woman wh...
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| description | Neuralgic amyotrophy, also known as brachial neuritis, is a well described clinical entity. Diaphragmatic dysfunction, as a result of phrenic nerve root involvement (cervical roots 3 to 5), is an uncommon, but increasingly recognized association. The case of a previously healthy 61-year-old woman who, after a prodrome of neck and shoulder discomfort, presented with severe orthopnea is described. Pulmonary function and electrophysiological studies led to a diagnosis of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient's clinical course and the exclusion of other nerve entrapment syndromes and neurological disorders strongly favoured the diagnosis of neuralgic amyotrophy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-51ad52c5bb5a4db8abc2fd0011f056e52025-08-20T02:05:16ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22411998-01-015213914210.1155/1998/926375Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic ParalysisNeil Shinder0Alasdair Polson1Elizabeth Pringle2Denis E O'Donnell3Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston and Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston and Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston and Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston and Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaNeuralgic amyotrophy, also known as brachial neuritis, is a well described clinical entity. Diaphragmatic dysfunction, as a result of phrenic nerve root involvement (cervical roots 3 to 5), is an uncommon, but increasingly recognized association. The case of a previously healthy 61-year-old woman who, after a prodrome of neck and shoulder discomfort, presented with severe orthopnea is described. Pulmonary function and electrophysiological studies led to a diagnosis of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient's clinical course and the exclusion of other nerve entrapment syndromes and neurological disorders strongly favoured the diagnosis of neuralgic amyotrophy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/926375 |
| spellingShingle | Neil Shinder Alasdair Polson Elizabeth Pringle Denis E O'Donnell Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis |
| title_full | Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis |
| title_fullStr | Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis |
| title_short | Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis |
| title_sort | neuralgic amyotrophy a rare cause of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/926375 |
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