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Descriptor English:
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Brachial Plexus Neuritis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Neuritis del Plexo Braquial
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Neurite do Plexo Braquial
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Synonyms English:
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Amyotrophy, Neuralgic
Cervico-Brachial Neuralgia
Neuralgia, Amyotrophic
Neuralgic Amyotrophy
Neuritis, Brachial Plexus
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Shoulder-Girdle Neuropathy
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Tree Number:
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C10.668.829.100.500
C10.668.829.650.250
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Definition English:
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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) |
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See Related English:
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Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
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History Note English:
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2000; for CERVICO-BRACHIAL NEURALGIA use BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS 1965-1999; for BRACHIAL NEURALGIA; NEURALGIC AMYOTROPHY; PARSONAGE-TURNER SYNDROME; & SHOULDER-GIRDLE NEUROPATHY use BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS 1989-1999; for BRACHIAL NEURALGIA use CERVICO-BRACHIAL NEURALGIA 1988-1999
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2616
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Unique Identifier:
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D020968
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