Brachial neuritis: investigations

Evidence-based neurology checklist on brachial neuritis: investigations: High resolution ultrasound: features Focal or diffuse nerve/fascicle enlargement Fascicular entwinement Nerve constriction: this may give the hourglass appearance Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Nerve conduction studies…

High resolution ultrasound: features

  • Focal or diffuse nerve/fascicle enlargement
  • Fascicular entwinement 
  • Nerve constriction: this may give the hourglass appearance

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Nerve conduction studies (NCS)

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Synonyms

References

  1. ArÁnyi Z, Csillik A, DéVay K, et al. Ultrasonography in neuralgic amyotrophy: Sensitivity, spectrum of findings, and clinical correlations. Muscle Nerve 2017; doi: 10.1002/mus.25708 (Epub ahead of print).
  2. Arányi Z, Csillik A, Dévay K, et al. Ultrasonographic identification of nerve pathology in neuralgic amyotrophy: Enlargement, constriction, fascicular entwinement, and torsion. Muscle Nerve 2015; 52:503-511. 
  3. Shi F, Zhou X, Li X. Neuralgic amyotrophy with multiple hourglass-like constrictions of anterior interosseous nerve: a case report. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1306264.
  4. Lieba-Samal D, Jengojan S, Kasprian G, Wöber C, Bodner G. Neuroimaging of classic neuralgic amyotrophy. Muscle Nerve 2016; 54:1079-1085.
  5. Sneag DB, Saltzman EB, Meister DW, Feinberg JH, Lee SK, Wolfe SW.  MRI bullseye sign: An indicator of peripheral nerve constriction in parsonage-turner syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2017; 56:99-106. 
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