Rare mononeuropathies of the upper limb in bodybuilders
โ Scribed by Mauro Mondelli; Riccardo Cioni; Antonio Federico
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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โฆ Synopsis
Clinical and electrophysiological findings of mononeuropathies of thoracodorsal, dorsoscapular, terminal branch of suprascapular, and medial pectoral nerves are reported in 4 bodybuilders. All athletes used anabolic steroids. After about 1 year partial improvement of symptoms was evident in 2 cases and complete recovery in the other 2. The data are discussed in the light of the few other existing reports and possible pathogenetic mechanisms.
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