Imaging and treatment of phrenic nerve hourglass-like constrictions in neuralgic amyotrophy

Muscle Nerve. 2020 Nov;62(5):E81-E82. doi: 10.1002/mus.27049. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Authors

Karthik R Krishnan^{1

2}, Scott W Wolfe^{1

2}, Joseph H Feinberg^{1

2}, Ogonna K Nwawka^{1

2}, Darryl B Sneag^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Brachial Plexus and Traumatic Nerve Injury, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.
² Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 32841403
DOI: 10.1002/mus.27049

No abstract available

Keywords: MR neurography; Parsonage Turner; hourglass constriction; neuralgic amyotrophy; phrenic nerve; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Brachial Plexus Neuritis / diagnostic imaging*
Brachial Plexus Neuritis / surgery*
Constriction, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Phrenic Nerve / diagnostic imaging*
Phrenic Nerve / pathology*
Treatment Outcome