Neuralgic amyotrophy: an update on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment

JJJ Van Eijk, JT Groothuis, N Van Alfen - Muscle & nerve, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this review we provide a current overview of the clinical features, pathophysiology,
epidemiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in neuralgic amyotrophy (NA). The …

Neuralgic amyotrophy: a paradigm shift in diagnosis and treatment

C Gstoettner, JA Mayer, S Rassam, LA Hruby… - Journal of Neurology …, 2020 - jnnp.bmj.com
Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome, is characterised by
sudden pain attacks, followed by patchy muscle paresis in the upper extremity. Recent …

Is fatigue a disease-specific or generic symptom in chronic medical conditions?

J Menting, CJ Tack, G Bleijenberg, R Donders… - Health …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Severe fatigue is highly prevalent in various chronic diseases. Disease-specific
fatigue models have been developed, but it is possible that fatigue-related factors in these …

Clinical and pathophysiological concepts of neuralgic amyotrophy

N Van Alfen - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2011 - nature.com
Neuralgic amyotrophy—also known as Parsonage–Turner syndrome or brachial plexus
neuritis—is a distinct and painful peripheral neuropathy that causes episodes of multifocal …

Incidence of neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage Turner syndrome) in a primary care setting-a prospective cohort study

N van Alfen, JJJ van Eijk, T Ennik, SO Flynn… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective Neuralgic amyotrophy is considered a rare peripheral nervous system disorder but
in practice seems grossly under recognized, which negatively affects care for these patients …

Treatment for idiopathic and hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis)

N van Alfen, BGM van Engelen… - Cochrane Database of …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Neuralgic amyotrophy (also know as Parsonage‐Turner syndrome or brachial
plexus neuritis) is a distinct peripheral nervous system disorder characterised by episodes …

Neuralgic amyotrophy

J IJspeert, RMJ Janssen… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
NA is not uncommon, and has a long-term impact on patients' well-being. Early
immunomodulating treatment, and identifying phrenic neuropathy or complete nerve …

Health-related quality of life in 975 patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1

GAJ van Velzen, RSGM Perez, MA van Gestel… - PAIN®, 2014 - Elsevier
There are limited data available on health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with
complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). In the present study we examined QoL in 975 …

Residual complaints after neuralgic amyotrophy

EH Cup, J Ijspeert, RJ Janssen… - Archives of physical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations regarding outcome measures and topics to be
addressed in rehabilitation for persons with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), this study explored …

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) with methylprednisolone pulse therapy for motor impairment of neuralgic amyotrophy: clinical observations in 10 cases

K Naito, K Fukushima, S Suzuki, M Kuwahara… - Internal …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a distinct peripheral nervous system disorder
characterized by attacks of acute neuropathic pain and rapid multifocal weakness and …