A patient with unilateral, painless, chronic progressive upper limb sensorimotor deficit showed electrophysiological evidence of a focal demyelinating neuropathy with almost complete conduction block across the brachial plexus. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed marked brachial plexus hypertrophy.
Hypertrophic inflammatory neuropathy involving bilateral brachial plexus
โ Scribed by Maurizio Stumpo; Maria P Foschini; Massimo Poppi; Giovanna Cenacchi; Paolo Martinelli
- Book ID
- 117262816
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 366 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-3019
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