Brachial plexopathy: recurrent cancer or radiation
Journal Article
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· Neurology; (United States)
We reviewed clinical and electrodiagnostic features of 16 patients with neoplastic brachial plexopathy (NBP) and 17 patients with radiation-induced plexopathy (RBP). The groups were similar in symptom-free interval after cancer diagnosis and location of the plexus lesions. NBP patients had pain and Horner's syndrome; RBP patients had paresthesias, but rarely Horner's. NBP patients presented earlier after symptom onset and had a shorter course. RBP patients more frequently had abnormal sensory and normal motor nerve conduction studies and characteristically had fasciculations or myokymia on EMG.
- Research Organization:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
- OSTI ID:
- 5974347
- Journal Information:
- Neurology; (United States), Vol. 34:10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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