Idiopathic Shoulder Girdle Neuropathy

Brachial neuropathy after immunosuppression and stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

“…4 Because this nerve has no cutaneous distribution, the absence of sensory deficit in the presence of profound weakness has generated the moniker of 'amyotrophy'. 1,5 Diagnosis of brachial neuropathy requires meeting five criteria: weakness of the shoulder muscles, pain in the affected area, characteristic electrodiagnostic findings, exclusion of other possible causes of shoulder pain, and spontaneous recovery (complete or incomplete). 6 Electrodiagnostic findings can localize the dysfunction to the brachial plexus; findings can be variable but typically reveal findings consistent with an axonal neuropathy.…”