Neuralgic shoulder amyotrophy

Definition

Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare condition of unknown etiology that presents with a characteristic pattern of sudden and acute pain across the top of the shoulder, lasting a few hours to a fortnight, followed by flaccid paralysis of some muscles of the shoulder girdle.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Brachial plexus disorders

• 8B91.1Thoracic outlet syndrome due to cervical rib
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified