[Radial nerve palsy as a presenting feature of neuralgic amyotrophy].

[neuralgic amyotrophy]

A 28 -year -old man noticed weakness in his left arm when he woke up . He was diagnosed as left radial nerve palsy and managed conservatively at a local hospital . A few days later , severe pain of the brachium appeared . Although severe pain improved in a year , dysesthesia and muscle atrophy remained . On admission , muscle weakness and atrophy were found in muscles innervated predominantly by the left radial nerve . In addition , needle-electromyography and computed tomography revealed the involvement of muscles innervated by the left suprascapular , long thoracic and axillary nerves , and we diagnosed the patient as neuralgic amyotrophy . Neuralgic amyotrophy should be kept in mind in diagnosing acute onset , painful radial palsy .

Diseases
Validation

Diseases presenting "muscle weakness" symptom

alexander disease

canavan disease

coats disease

cohen syndrome

cystinuria

familial mediterranean fever

focal myositis

inclusion body myositis

neuralgic amyotrophy

pyomyositis

severe combined immunodeficiency

systemic capillary leak syndrome

thoracic outlet syndrome

triple a syndrome

von hippel-lindau disease

This symptom has already been validated