title: Idiopathic shoulder girdle neuropathy.
abstract: Idiopathic shoulder girdle neuropathy is the syndrome of acute upper extremity pain located primarily in the shoulder, which is subsequently replaced by painless neurologic weakness and sensation loss. The disease is self-limited and generally carries with it a favorable prognosis. The clinical presentation, electrodiagnostic picture and natural history are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kraft
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology*