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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
A 73-year-old women presented with a recurrent form of sporadic brachial plexus neuropathy, the so-called Parsonage and Turner syndrome. This diagnosis is based on clinical and electromyographic findings. Interestingly a biopsy of the temporal artery demonstrated a giant cell arteritis. The clinical picture started 2 weeks after an upper respiratory tract illness. The possible viral etiology of giant cell arteritis is considered. We think an immunological rather than ischemic disturbance may have caused the recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy. This case report suggests that giant cell arteritis be considered in the investigation of the Parsonage and Turner syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0303-8467
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy and giant cell arteritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports