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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Acute brachial neuritis''' (also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology affecting mainly the[[lower motor neuron]]s of the [[brachial plexus]] and/or individual nerves or nerve branches.  
'''Acute brachial neuritis''' (also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology affecting mainly the [[lower motor neuron]]s of the [[brachial plexus]] and/or individual nerves or nerve branches.  


Acute brachial neuritis usually is characterized by the acute onset of excruciating unilateral shoulder pain, followed by flaccid paralysis of shoulder and parascapular muscles after several days.
Acute brachial neuritis usually is characterized by the acute onset of excruciating unilateral shoulder pain, followed by flaccid paralysis of shoulder and parascapular muscles after several days.
==References==
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Acute brachial neuritis (also known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome) is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology affecting mainly the lower motor neurons of the brachial plexus and/or individual nerves or nerve branches.

Acute brachial neuritis usually is characterized by the acute onset of excruciating unilateral shoulder pain, followed by flaccid paralysis of shoulder and parascapular muscles after several days.

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