Brachial Plexus Injury after Deep Sleep
Clinical Pain
;
(2): 44-47, 2019.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-785680
ABSTRACT
Lying on the side while falling asleep deeply after drinking or taking a sleeping pill can cause compressive neuropathy. We report a 70-year-old male patient of medial cord of left brachial plexus injury (BPI) after deep sleep. The mechanism of the injury might be compression and stretching of brachial plexus. The electrodiagnostic study was performed and the medial cord lesion of BPI was suggested. The ultrasonography image of compression site revealed the nerve swelling of medial cord of brachial plexus and median nerve at the mid-arm level. Pharmacologic treatment including oral prednisolone and exercise training were prescribed. On 6 months after initial visit, neurologic symptom and pain were improved but mild sequelae was remained.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Accidental Falls
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Brachial Plexus
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Prednisolone
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Ultrasonography
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Drinking
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Electrodiagnosis
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Deception
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Median Nerve
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Neurologic Manifestations
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Clinical Pain
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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