ReviewBrain sciences2024
Neuralgic Amyotrophy and Hourglass Nerve Constriction/Nerve Torsion: Two Sides of the Same Coin? A Clinical Review.
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- Pilot Study: Efficacy of Ultrasound in Median Nerve Fascicular Lesions Around the Elbow in Spontaneous Anterior Interosseous Neuropathy.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Parsonage-Turner syndrome: current perspectives on etiology, diagnosis, and management.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Article
- Neuralgic amyotrophy - Beyond the plexus: A case of surgical treatment of bilateral distal peripheral nerve involvement in neuralgic amyotrophy/Parsonage-Turner Syndrome.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Preliminary experiences in diagnosing and treating neuralgic amyotrophy with ulnar nerve involvement often misdiagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Postprocedural Brachial Neuritis: Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Neuroimaging Features.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Unraveling the mysteries of parsonage turner syndrome: A journey towards optimal management. A systematic review.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Neuralgic amyotrophy, also called Parsonage-Turner syndrome, in its classic presentation is a brachial plexopathy or a multifocal neuropathy, involving mainly motor nerves of the upper limb with a monophasic course. Recently, a new radiological entity was described, the hourglass constriction, which is characterized by a very focal constriction of a nerve, or part of it, usually associated with nerve thickening proximally and distally to the constriction. Another condition, which is similar from a radiological point of view to hourglass constriction, is nerve torsion. The pathophysiology of neuralgic amyotrophy, hourglass constriction and nerve torsion is still poorly understood, and a generic role of inflammation is proposed for all these conditions. It is now widely accepted that nerve imaging is necessary in identifying hourglass constrictions/nerve torsion pre-surgically in patients with an acute mononeuropathy/plexopathy. Ultrasound and MRI are useful tools for diagnosis, and they are consistent with intraoperative findings. The prognosis is generally favorable after surgery, with a high rate of good motor recovery.
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