loading...| Preferred Name |
neuralgic amyotrophy |
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| Synonyms |
acute brachial plexus neuritis mononeuritis multiplex with brachial predilection immune brachial plexus neuropathy neuralgic shoulder amyotrophy brachial plexus neuritis |
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| Definitions |
Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is an uncommon disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by the sudden onset of extreme pain in the upper extremity followed by rapid multifocal motor weakness and atrophy and a slow recovery in months to years. NA includes both an idiopathic (INA, also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) and hereditary (HNA) form. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0017362 |
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| has_broad_synonym |
brachial plexus neuritis |
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| has_exact_synonym |
acute brachial plexus neuritis mononeuritis multiplex with brachial predilection immune brachial plexus neuropathy neuralgic shoulder amyotrophy |
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neuralgic amyotrophy |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0017362 |
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| prefLabel |
neuralgic amyotrophy |
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| textual definition |
Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is an uncommon disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by the sudden onset of extreme pain in the upper extremity followed by rapid multifocal motor weakness and atrophy and a slow recovery in months to years. NA includes both an idiopathic (INA, also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) and hereditary (HNA) form. |
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