ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2024
Neuralgic Amyotrophy.
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- Outcomes and recovery timelines of 249 patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome from a major tertiary care center.JSES international · 2026Article
- Detection of Brachial Plexus and Extraplexal Involvement in Neuralgic Amyotrophy Using MR Neurography: a Single-Center Retrospective Study.Clinical neuroradiology · 2026Article
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- Scapular winging beyond shoulder pathology: a two-case series highlighting neurological red flags for surgeons.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Neurovascular Contacts in the Pathophysiology of Neuralgic Amyotrophy: An Observational Study.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Article
- Parsonage-Turner syndrome: current perspectives on etiology, diagnosis, and management.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Article
- Brachial Plexopathies.Current sports medicine reports · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of Neuralgic Amyotrophy-A Retrospective Analysis of Data From a Large German Health Insurance Company.Muscle & nerve · 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
- [Nerve compression syndromes of the median and radial nerves at the elbow].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- First-Hand Experience.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- [Cervical disc herniation : Symptomatology, diagnostics, therapy].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Acute Bilateral Diaphragmatic Weakness as a Presentation of Parsonage-Turner Syndrome.Open respiratory archivesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundNeuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a multifactorial, monophasic neuritis that mainly affects the nerves of the shoulder girdle. It is characterized by very severe pain and by weakness that arises some time after the pain. Its reported incidence is high (100 cases per 100 000 persons per year), but our data suggest that many or most cases are diagnosed late or not at all.
methodsThis review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of NA is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective literature search, and on data provided by the scientific institute of AOK, a German statutory health-insurance carrier.
resultsIt is currently thought that the combination of a genetic predisposition, an immunological trigger factor, and mechanical stress on the affected nerve segment(s) is pathophysiologically determinative. The prognosis of untreated NA is poor, with 25% of patients remaining unable to work at three years. The main form of treatment is with corticosteroids that are administered as early as possible. If there is evidence of nerve constriction or torsion, surgery may also help. There have only been six controlled cohort studies on the treatment of NA, and no randomized trials. It is not uncommon for the acute phase to develop into a chronic pain syndrome requiring multidimensional treatment.
conclusionParticularly in view of the high incidence and improved therapeutic options, NA should be included in the differential diagnosis of all patients with suggestive symptoms.
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