title: Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and segmental motor paresis following herpes zoster.
abstract: We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who complained of acute onset of pain and weakness of her left shoulder and proximal arm muscles 3 weeks after a diagnosis of herpes zoster. Electromyography revealed involvement of the C5-6 myotomes and the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. Chest X-ray and electromyographic studies documented paralysis of the left diaphragm. One year after onset, muscle strength returned to normal, but radiographic and electrophysiologic findings of diaphragm paralysis were unchanged.
authors: Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey. delta2006@ttmail.com
authors: Cengiz
authors: C
authors: Bahadir
authors: Ayşe Banu
authors: AB
authors: Kalpakcioglu
authors: Duygu
authors: D
authors: Kurtulus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed