[Idiopathic brachial neuralgia after cesarean section].
We report a case of idiopathic brachial nevralgia of the right shoulder in a 30-year-old female, after caesarean section, under spinal anaesthesia. Two days after surgery, intense cervical pain appeared on the second day, associated with rapid collapse of muscular shoulder belt. Full recovery occurred in four months.
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, consultation de la douleur chronique, 02001 Laon, France.
Le Borgne
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Bélair
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D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed