Acquired immobility of the right arm.
The occurrence of an asymmetrical motor dysfunction is an event that frequently results in referral to the pediatric neurologist. The differential diagnosis is not extensive but is somewhat larger than superficial evaluation might indicate. This 4-year-old boy developed intermittent painful motor dysfunction of the right arm over a 1-year period of time resulting from an unusual cause of unilateral motor dysfunction.
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Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City 52245, USA.
D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*