Phrenic neuropathy due to neuralgic amyotrophy.
The authors reviewed the medical records of 33 patients diagnosed with idiopathic phrenic neuropathy and found that 17 patients had clinical features of neuralgic amyotrophy. They concluded that a careful clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluation may implicate neuralgic amyotrophy as a causative disease in patients with apparently isolated phrenic neuropathy.
Tsao
Bryan E
BE
Department of Neurology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. tsaob@ccf.org
Ostrovskiy
Denis A
DA
Wilbourn
Asa J
AJ
Shields
Robert W
RW
D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*