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Preferred term

Brachial Plexus Neuropathies  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Brachial Plexopathy
  • Brachial Plexus Disease
  • Brachial Plexus Diseases
  • Brachial Plexus Disorder
  • Brachial Plexus Disorders
  • Plexopathies, Brachial
  • Plexopathy, Brachial
  • Plexus Disease, Brachial
  • Plexus Diseases, Brachial
  • Plexus Disorder, Brachial
  • Plexus Disorders, Brachial

Scope note

  • Diseases of the cervical (and first thoracic) roots, nerve trunks, cords, and peripheral nerve components of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Clinical manifestations include regional pain, PARESTHESIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS, and decreased sensation (HYPESTHESIA) in the upper extremity. These disorders may be associated with trauma (including BIRTH INJURIES); THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; NEOPLASMS; NEURITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; and other conditions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1351-2)

History note

  • 2000

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • brakiaalinen pleksopatia
  • Erb
  • Erbin paralyysi
  • Erbin pareesi
  • hartiapunoksen neuropatia
  • hartiapunoksen sairaudet
  • Klumpke
  • Klumpken paralyysi
  • Klumpken pareesi
  • morbositates plexus brachialis
  • olkapunoksen neuropatia
  • olkapunoksen neuropatiat
  • olkapunoksen sairaudet
  • plexus brachialiksen neuropatia
  • plexus brachialiksen neuropatiat
  • rintakehän yläaukeaman oireyhtymä
  • sjukdomar i brakialplexus
  • syndroma aperturae thoracis superioris
  • thoracic outlet -oireyhtymä
  • toraxapertur-syndrom
  • TOS
  • Swedish

  • Brakialplexusparalys
  • Erb-Duchennes paralys
  • Erbs pares
  • Klumpkes pares

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020516

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