An atypical case of neuralgic amyotrophy with respiratory muscle weakness: case report and review of literature.

[neuralgic amyotrophy]

This report is of an atypical case of neuralgic amyotrophy with a Horner 's syndrome , bilateral brachial plexus , lumbar plexus and phrenic nerve involvement . The diagnosis isconfirmed based on a classical history and examination findings with typical neurophysiological investigations for this condition . This report also highlights the novel use of positional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate patients with respiratory muscle weakness . This case report expands the recognised clinical features of neuralgicamyotrophy and the literature concerning atypical features of this condition is reviewed .