title: Acute shoulder-girdle neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage-Turner syndrome with saphenous nerve involvement.
abstract: Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a relatively rare cause of upper extremity weakness and pain. There is currently no effective treatment for PTS although corticosteroids are recommended. Here we report the case of a man with acute PTS and exceptional involvement of both saphenous nerves, advantageously treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological, Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Italy. ginanneschi@unisi.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ginanneschi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malandrini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000150:complications*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D012782:Shoulder