Brachial Plexus Injury: Clinical Manifestations, Conventional Imaging Findings, and the Latest Imaging Techniques

Correlation of MR imaging findings and clinical manifestations in neurosarcoidosis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE MR imaging is widely used for the diagnosis and follow-up of neurosarcoidosis lesions. However, the temporal evolution of imaging abnormalities and the prognostic significance of imaging features is not well understood. We undertook a retrospective study of patients with biopsy-proved or clinically diagnosed neurosarcoidosis for the following reasons: 1) to assess concord...

Update and review on the basics of brachial plexus imaging

Brachial plexopathy is a type of peripheral neuropathy. Injuries to the brachial plexus can be classified according to their severity, ranging from neuropraxia, the mildest form, to axonotmesis and neurotmesis, the most severe forms. The causes of brachial plexopathy include traumatic and non-traumatic injuries. Because the brachial plexus can sustain various types of injuries, different imagin...

[Extramedullary myeloma manifestations: imaging findings].

Obstetric brachial plexus injury

OBJECTIVES To assess the basic knowledge on obstetric brachial plexus injury among obstetricians, pediatricians, and physio-/occupational therapists in major hospitals in Riyadh.  We aimed to identify if inadequate knowledge is the reason behind delayed referrals to the Hand Clinic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study  conducted at 5 major hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Ara...

Primary brachial plexus tumors: imaging, surgical, and pathological findings in 25 patients.

OBJECT The authors report on the treatment of primary brachial plexus tumors in 25 patients at the University of California, San Francisco. They compare their findings with those obtained in similar series. METHODS The authors reviewed the electronic and medical records, radiological images, operative reports, and pathological findings in 25 consecutive cases of primary brachial plexus tumors...