title: Relapsing bilateral brachial plexopathy during pregnancy. Report of a case.
abstract: We describe a case of relapsing bilateral brachial plexopathy occurring during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This condition is known to occur with a familial predilection, but it has not been previously reported on a sporadic basis. The outcome was poor and associated with several psychosocial consequences.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cros
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Shahani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011999:Recruitment, Neurophysiological; D012008:Recurrence; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous