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...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | Neil Shinder, Alasdair Polson, Elizabeth Pringle, Denis E O'Donnell |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
1998-01-01
|
| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/926375 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Requiring Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support as a Consequence of Hepatitis E Virus-Associated Neuralgic Amyotrophy
by: Daniel Ramos, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01) -
Incidence of backpack palsy and neuralgic amyotrophy in the Dutch military population
by: Donna Van der Dussen, et al.
Published: (2025-08-01) -
Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Cervical Herpes Zoster – A Rarely Recognized Association
by: Gautam R Soparkar
Published: (1995-01-01) -
Neuromuscular choristoma: a rare cause of congenital non-progressive lower limb amyotrophy
by: Roberta Ismael Lacerda MACHADO, et al.
Published: (2021-05-01) -
Tracheobronchoplasty and Diaphragmatic Plication under VV ECMO for Combined ECAC and Diaphragmatic Paralysis
by: Mehmet M. Tatari, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)