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Brachial neuritis

MedGen UID:
113170
•Concept ID:
C0221759
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Brachial Neuritides; Brachial Neuritis; Brachial Plexus Neuritides; Brachial Plexus Neuritis; Girdle Neuropathies, Shoulder; Girdle Neuropathy, Shoulder; Neuritides, Brachial; Neuritides, Brachial Plexus; Neuritis, Brachial; Neuritis, Brachial Plexus; Neuropathies, Shoulder Girdle; Neuropathies, Shoulder-Girdle; Neuropathy, Shoulder Girdle; Neuropathy, Shoulder-Girdle; Parsonage Aldren Turner Syndrome; Parsonage Turner Syndrome; Parsonage-Aldren-Turner Syndrome; Parsonage-Turner Syndrome; Shoulder Girdle Neuropathies; Shoulder Girdle Neuropathy; Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathies; Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathy; Syndrome, Parsonage-Aldren-Turner; Syndrome, Parsonage-Turner
SNOMED CT: Brachial neuritis (72893007); Parsonage-Turner syndrome (26609002); Parsonage-Aldren-Turner syndrome (26609002); Shoulder girdle syndrome (26609002)

Definition

An inflammatory process affecting the brachial plexus. It results in severe pain in the upper extremity and shoulder, upper arm weakness and loss of sensation in the upper arm. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBrachial neuritis
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation, treatment, and outcomes of suprascapular neuropathy: a 5-year review.
Hill LJ, Jelsing EJ, Terry MJ, Strommen JA
PM R 2014 Sep;6(9):774-80. Epub 2014 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.02.003. PMID: 24534100
Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis).
van Alfen N, van Engelen BG, Hughes RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD006976. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006976.pub2. PMID: 19588414Free PMC Article
Axillary nerve injury: diagnosis and treatment.
Steinmann SP, Moran EA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001 Sep-Oct;9(5):328-35. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200109000-00006. PMID: 11575912

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anatomy, Imaging, and Pathologic Conditions of the Brachial Plexus.
Gilcrease-Garcia BM, Deshmukh SD, Parsons MS
Radiographics 2020 Oct;40(6):1686-1714. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200012. PMID: 33001787
Neuromuscular disorders in pregnancy.
Weimer LH
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;172:201-218. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64240-0.00012-X. PMID: 32768089Free PMC Article
Cervicobrachial polymyositis.
Khadilkar SV, Gupta N, Yadav RS
J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2014 Dec;16(2):59-68. doi: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000059. PMID: 25415516
Idiopathic brachial neuritis.
Sumner AJ
Neurosurgery 2009 Oct;65(4 Suppl):A150-2. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000345355.59438.D1. PMID: 19927060
Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis).
van Alfen N, van Engelen BG, Hughes RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD006976. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006976.pub2. PMID: 19588414Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Anatomy, Imaging, and Pathologic Conditions of the Brachial Plexus.
Gilcrease-Garcia BM, Deshmukh SD, Parsons MS
Radiographics 2020 Oct;40(6):1686-1714. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200012. PMID: 33001787
Cervicobrachial polymyositis.
Khadilkar SV, Gupta N, Yadav RS
J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2014 Dec;16(2):59-68. doi: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000059. PMID: 25415516
Brachial neuritis.
McCarty EC, Tsairis P, Warren RF
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1999 Nov;(368):37-43. PMID: 10613151
Brachial plexus injuries.
Hershman EB
Clin Sports Med 1990 Apr;9(2):311-29. PMID: 2183948
Brachial neuritis.
Dillin L, Hoaglund FT, Scheck M
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1985 Jul;67(6):878-80. PMID: 4019536

Therapy

Association of Parsonage-Turner syndrome with COVID-19 infection and vaccination: a systematic review.
Ameer MZ, Haiy AU, Bajwa MH, Abeer H, Mustafa B, Ameer F, Amjad Z, Rehman AU
J Int Med Res 2023 Jul;51(7):3000605231187939. doi: 10.1177/03000605231187939. PMID: 37523491Free PMC Article
Shoulder Pain and Dysfunction After Vaccination: A Systematic Review.
Wright JO, Wiggins W, Smith MS, King JJ, Wright TW
JBJS Rev 2023 Jan 1;11(1) Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00134. PMID: 36722836
Recurrent brachial plexopathy as initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature.
El-Dokla AM, Bonilla E, Ali S, Perl A
Lupus 2022 Apr;31(4):500-504. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1177/09612033221086127. PMID: 35259024
Infant brachial neuritis following a viral prodrome: a case in a 6-month old child and review of the literature.
Mrowczynski OD, Langan ST, Rizk EB
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Jan;34(1):173-176. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3591-y. PMID: 28884231
Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis).
van Alfen N, van Engelen BG, Hughes RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD006976. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006976.pub2. PMID: 19588414Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Phrenic Nerve Involvement in Neuralgic Amyotrophy (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome).
Farr E, D'Andrea D, Franz CK
Sleep Med Clin 2020 Dec;15(4):539-543. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.08.002. PMID: 33131663
Anatomy, Imaging, and Pathologic Conditions of the Brachial Plexus.
Gilcrease-Garcia BM, Deshmukh SD, Parsons MS
Radiographics 2020 Oct;40(6):1686-1714. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200012. PMID: 33001787
Neuromuscular disorders in pregnancy.
Weimer LH
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;172:201-218. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64240-0.00012-X. PMID: 32768089Free PMC Article
Brachial neuritis.
McCarty EC, Tsairis P, Warren RF
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1999 Nov;(368):37-43. PMID: 10613151
Brachial neuritis.
Dillin L, Hoaglund FT, Scheck M
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1985 Jul;67(6):878-80. PMID: 4019536

Clinical prediction guides

A CARE-compliant article: a case report of idiopathic brachial neuritis treated with ultrasound-guided electroacupuncture.
Su PH, Tai CJ
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 May;98(19):e15325. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015325. PMID: 31083162Free PMC Article
Accuracy of MR neurography in the diagnosis of brachial plexopathy.
Crim J, Ingalls K
Eur J Radiol 2017 Oct;95:24-27. Epub 2017 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.07.012. PMID: 28987674
Evaluation, treatment, and outcomes of suprascapular neuropathy: a 5-year review.
Hill LJ, Jelsing EJ, Terry MJ, Strommen JA
PM R 2014 Sep;6(9):774-80. Epub 2014 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.02.003. PMID: 24534100
Postsurgical idiopathic brachial neuritis.
Malamut RI, Marques W, England JD, Sumner AJ
Muscle Nerve 1994 Mar;17(3):320-4. doi: 10.1002/mus.880170310. PMID: 8107709
Upper limb involvement in cervical spondylosis.
Phillips DG
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1975 Apr;38(4):386-90. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.38.4.386. PMID: 1141925Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Association of Parsonage-Turner syndrome with COVID-19 infection and vaccination: a systematic review.
Ameer MZ, Haiy AU, Bajwa MH, Abeer H, Mustafa B, Ameer F, Amjad Z, Rehman AU
J Int Med Res 2023 Jul;51(7):3000605231187939. doi: 10.1177/03000605231187939. PMID: 37523491Free PMC Article
Shoulder Pain and Dysfunction After Vaccination: A Systematic Review.
Wright JO, Wiggins W, Smith MS, King JJ, Wright TW
JBJS Rev 2023 Jan 1;11(1) Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00134. PMID: 36722836
Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis).
van Alfen N, van Engelen BG, Hughes RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD006976. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006976.pub2. PMID: 19588414Free PMC Article

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