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Brachial NeuritisAka: Shoulder-girdle Syndrome of Parsonage, Shoulder-girdle Syndrome of Turner, Acute Brachial Radiculitis, Neuralgic Amyotrophy, Brachial Plexus Neuropathy

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  1. Etiology
    1. Postulated to be Viral or Allergic Reaction
  2. Symptoms
    1. Acute severe Shoulder Pain or arm and neck pain
      1. Worse at night
      2. Pain of short duration
    2. Shoulder weakness follows pain within 1 to 30 days
  3. Signs
    1. Multiple shoulder muscle groups involved
      1. Deltoid muscle
      2. Rotator cuff muscles
      3. Biceps muscle
      4. Triceps muscle
    2. Electromyogram shows neurogenic atrophy
  4. Management
    1. Symptomatic care
  5. Prognosis
    1. Full recovery may require 2-3 years

Brachial Plexus Neuritis (C0221759)

Definition (MSH)A syndrome associated with inflammation of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Clinical features include severe pain in the shoulder region which may be accompanied by MUSCLE WEAKNESS and loss of sensation in the upper extremity. This condition may be associated with VIRUS DISEASES; IMMUNIZATION; SURGERY; heroin use (see HEROIN DEPENDENCE); and other conditions. The term brachial neuralgia generally refers to pain associated with brachial plexus injury. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1355-6)
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9353.5
MSHD020968
EnglishBrachial Neuritides, Brachial Neuritis, Brachial Plexus Neuritides, Brachial Plexus Neuritis, Neuritis - brachial, Parsonage Aldren Turner Syndrome, Parsonage Turner Syndrome, Parsonage-Aldren-Turner Syndrome, Parsonage-Turner Syndrome, Shoulder Girdle Neuropathy, Shoulder girdle syndrome, Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathies, Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathy
Spanishneuritis braquial, sindrome de la cintura escapular, sindrome de Parsonage - Aldren - Turner
Parent ConceptsNeuritis (C0027813), Brachial Plexus Neuropathies (C0700251), Brachial plexus lesions NOS (C0006091), Inflammatory disorder of extremity (C1285336)
SourcesCOSTAR, DXP, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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