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[Neuralgic amyotrophy].
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo - 1 Dec 2014
Fukushima Kazuhiro, Ikeda Shuichi
Abstract excerpt
Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a distinct peripheral nervous system (PNS) disorder characterized by sudden attacks of neuropathic pain, usually in a unilateral upper extremity, and patchy paresis with atrophy in the glenohumeral muscles. The lesion sites of NA are commonly considered to be upper brachial plexus (BP) and/or individual branches of the BP. The cause of NA remains unknown. Some evidence suggests a...
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