Neuralgic Amyotrophy with Cervical Root and Cranial Nerves Involvement in a Child

Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy (INA) is a disorder presented with acute severe pain in the upper extremity, followed by muscle weakness, paralysis and atrophy. INA is rare in children and few reports are found in the literature. Here, we report a case of INA in an 8-yr old boy from Iran following p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: ASHRAFI shrafi, Mahmoud Reza, TAVASOLI, Alireza, GHAHVECHI AKBARI, Masood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6789089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645878
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Sumario:Idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy (INA) is a disorder presented with acute severe pain in the upper extremity, followed by muscle weakness, paralysis and atrophy. INA is rare in children and few reports are found in the literature. Here, we report a case of INA in an 8-yr old boy from Iran following pharyngitis.

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