Clinical Features of Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
;
: 131-136, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-84984
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare disorder with sudden onset of severe pain around the shoulder girdle, followed by weakness of the shoulder muscles. The purpose of the current study was to describe the clinical features associated with this condition and to review the literature. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective study of the Parsonage-Turner syndrome was carried out for 6 patients seen from December 2005 to July 2008. The clinical and radiographic data was collected by medical records and telephone interviews. Five patients were males and one was female with ages ranging between 20-68 years (mean, 43.5). The mean follow-up period was 19.1 months (range, 14-27 months).RESULTS:
The intense pain around shoulder continued for 1 day to 3 weeks and decreased spontaneously at a mean of 3.3 weeks (range, 2-5 weeks) after onset of pain. Weakness in the involved muscles had developed at a mean of four weeks (range, 2-7 weeks). At the end of follow-up, five patients had an improvement of their strength and one patient had regained full strength. Electromyography was the most helpful in diagnosis.CONCLUSION:
Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a self-limited disorder with a good outcome. Understanding of the course will assist in the diagnosis and treatment.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shoulder
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Brachial Plexus Neuritis
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Medical Records
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Interviews as Topic
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Electromyography
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Muscles
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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