[Personage-Turner syndrome--case report]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2011 Aug;31(182):100-2.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Personage-Turner syndrome or acute brachial radiculitis is rare syndrome. In typical cases it was manifested by strong pain of shoulder region and the weakness of muscles which are supplies by individual nerves or part of brachial plexus and in longer time with atrophy. Aetiology of this disease is unknown, probably on the autoimmuno-inflammatory background. Diagnosis is made on the typical clinical picture and in exclusion many illness with impairment brachial plexus. In presented case the course of disease as well as executed investigations suggested that discopathy could be the reason of paresis, however renewed estimation caused the change of the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis / diagnosis*
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis / surgery
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Supplementary concepts

  • Acute brachial neuritis