Parsonage-Turner Syndrome

《英文msh詞典》Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
[同義詞] Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
[主題詞] Brachial Plexus Neuritis
[中文釋義] Parsonage-Turner綜合征
[英文釋義] 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)