title: [Personage-Turner syndrome--case report].
abstract: Personage-Turner syndrome or acute brachial radiculitis is rare syndrome. In typical cases it was manifested by strong pain of shoulder region and the weakness of muscles which are supplies by individual nerves or part of brachial plexus and in longer time with atrophy. Aetiology of this disease is unknown, probably on the autoimmuno-inflammatory background. Diagnosis is made on the typical clinical picture and in exclusion many illness with impairment brachial plexus. In presented case the course of disease as well as executed investigations suggested that discopathy could be the reason of paresis, however renewed estimation caused the change of the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny w Warszawie, Klinika Neurologiczna, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. kazura@wim.mil.pl
authors.forename: Kazimierz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomczykiewicz
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stepień
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Staszewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging