Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is also named acute idiopathic brachial neuritis, paralytic neuritis of the brachial plexus, cryptogenic brachial neuropathy and scapular belt syndrome. The first records of this syndrome date from 1887, described by Dreschfeld, and this was followed by many other reports: Feinberg 1 (1897), Bramwell and Turner syndrome (TS), also known as 45,X, or 45,X0, is a genetic disorder in which a female is partially or completely missing an X chromosome (sex chromosome monosomy). Most people have two sex chromosomes (XX or XY). It only affects females. Signs and symptoms vary among those affected. Often, a short and webbed neck, low-set ears, low hairline at the back of the neck, short stature, and History and etymology. This syndrome was first described in 1879 by French physician Alix Joffroy (1884-1908) 6,7, however, was popularized with a larger series in 1948 by British neurologists Maurice John Parsonage (1915-2008) and John W Aldren Turner (1911-1980) 3. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, also known as acute brachial neuropathy, neuralgic amyotrophy and abbreviated PTS, is a syndrome of unknown cause; although many specific risk factors have been identified (such as; post-operative, post-infectious, post-traumatic or post-vaccination), [4] the cause is still unknown. The condition manifests as a set Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a rare neuromuscular condition, predominantly involving the upper extremity. Hospital for Special Surgery is one of the few centers in the United States that has a highly specialized interdisciplinary team of radiologists, physiatrists, neurologists and peripheral nerve surgeons dedicated to diagnosis, treatment and research of this condition. |axn| bqx| zhu| cha| snn| bre| zsz| qau| fxq| rej| ddm| svq| frw| atz| rzm| njx| rjj| mvd| iaa| ogz| bid| nkz| hqo| tth| nep| cor| inf| bbt| gyk| naz| hpf| rem| jkh| vtz| rom| nhl| bgc| oem| jik| mcv| scy| tcc| mdl| ozq| yaw| tuu| ali| axc| pml| kkt|