title: Astereognosis and amyotrophy of the hand with neurinoma of the second cervical nerve root.
abstract: A case of astereognosis and amyotrophy of the right hand is reported, which was caused by a large extradural neurinoma of the C2 nerve root. The quick and complete recovery which followed surgery suggested a vascular mechanism as the cause of the neurological deficits.
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000503:physiopathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology; D013236:Stereognosis / Q000502:physiology*