Parsonage-Turner Syndrome

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plexus brachialis.[1][2][3][4]

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The incidence of neuralgic amyotrophy is approximately 2 to 3 per 100,000 persons per year. The
distribution of disease shows a predominance of men over women (approximately 3:2), with the highest incidence occurring between the third and seventh decades.

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  1. ↑ C: A. J. Hussey & C. P. O’Brien & P. J. Regan. Parsonage–Turner Syndrome—Case Report and Literature Review. American association of hand surgery. 2007
  2. ↑ C: Christopher J. Cervical Radiculopathy or Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis of a Patient With Neck and Upper Extremity Symptoms. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
  3. ↑ C: Michael D. Rosenthal. Differential Diagnosis off Shoulder Pain Followed by Progressive Weakness : A Case Report. Journanl of Special Operatoion Medicine. 2009 Winter;9(1):16-9.
  4. ↑ D: Christopher M. Stutz. Neuralgic Amyotrophy: Parsonage-Turner Syndrome. Journal of hand surgery; 2010; p2104 issue12 volume 35
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