ArticleMuscle & nerve2013
Surgical and postpartum hereditary brachial plexus attacks and prophylactic immunotherapy.
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- Clinical Features and Prognosis of SEPTIN9-Related Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy.European journal of neurology · 2026Observational
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- Postpartum Parsonage-Turner Syndrome with Hourglass Constrictions and Spontaneous Recovery without Surgical Intervention.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical, Neurophysiologic, and Pathologic Features in Patients With Early-Onset Postradiation Neuropathy.Neurology · 2023Article
- Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy with a Lesion Distal to the Brachial Plexus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- Inherited neuropathies: clinical overview and update.Muscle & nerve · 2013Review
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Abstract
introductionSurgery and childbirth can trigger attacks of hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN), and inflammation was suggested as a component of the pathogenesis.
methodsHBPN patients who underwent surgery or parturition from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2009 were studied.
resultsTwenty-five HBPN patients underwent 48 surgeries or parturitions. Seventeen patients (68%) had attacks, including 13 periprocedural and 7 postpartum by varied anesthesia types. Three patients who had 8 earlier combined attacks (after thyroidectomy, laminectomy, and Caesarean section) were given prophylactic immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids ± immunoglobulin). None suffered postoperative attacks, which is uncharacteristic of their prior experience. Five had perioperative attacks as their first HBPN manifestation. Median follow-up was 11 months (3-48 months). Attacks occurred in the operated limb (n = 6) or distant (n = 7) to surgical sites. All attacks interfered with daily living, with frequent incomplete recovery. Five patients had a SEPT9 mutation.
conclusionsCorticosteroids may prevent parturition and surgical HBPN attacks in some patients. Diverse surgeries, anesthesia, and childbirth frequently trigger HBPN attacks.
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