title: Brachial plexus hypertrophy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
abstract: We present the clinical, imaging and neuropathological findings in three patients with predominant brachial plexus neuropathy. MR scanning was key to determining the brachial plexus involvement. Biopsy of the brachial plexus was performed in one patient. The appearances of the brachial plexus on MRI, in conjunction with the clinical presentations of these patients, suggest that they are unusual variants within the spectrum of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.
authors.forename: Lloyd J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: Rosalind H M
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Orrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged