Parsonage-Turner Syndrome rather than Zoster Neuritis
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome rather than Zoster Neuritis?
We report the case of an 86-year-old man with acute left shoulder pain, followed by left limb monoparesis and a herpetic rash on the left upper limb and thoracic region. This situation presented a diagnostic challenge because of the simultaneity of symptoms attributable to Parsonage-Turner syndrome and herpes zoster neuropathy. A detailed clinical history, physical examination and electroneurom...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1662-680X
DOI: 10.1159/000330571