Neuralgic amyotrophy of Parsonage and Turner. Which nerves are most frequently involved in daily practice? Data from 355 patients
Authors' conclusion
The clinical patterns of NAPT in ambulatory care thorough an EDX consultation have showed that unique mononeuropathy (UMN) are more frequent than MMN, what results in milder cases; and that five nerves lesions are more frequent and more suggestive of NAPT.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with neuralgic amyotrophy of Parsonage and Turner (NAPT) seen in ambulatory care via an EDX consultation495 neuropathies
- Participants
- 355 patients
- Outcome
- Clinical patterns of NAPT, including nerves involved
Methodological detailsdescriptive, electrodiagnosis consultation, ambulatory care
- Descriptive
- Electrodiagnosis consultation
- Ambulatory care
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Nerves most frequently involved
- Long thoracic nerve
- 138
- Suprascapular nerve
- 129
- Anterior interosseous nerve
- 53
- Spinal accessory nerve
- 51
- Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
- 41
- Unique mononeuropathy
- 253 (71%)
- Multiple mononeuropathy
- 102 (29%)
- Mean nerves involved per patient with multiple mononeuropathy (MMN)
- 2.38
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Demographics and side involved
- Mean age (years)
- 42.7
- Male
- 218 (61%)
- Mean BMI
- 23.8
- Right side involved
- 232 (65%)
Bilateral, recurrent and hereditary cases
- Bilateral
- 22
- Recurrent
- 10
- Hereditary
- 0
Original publication
Neuralgic amyotrophy of Parsonage and Turner. Which nerves are most frequently involved in daily practice? Data from 355 patients. Joint Bone Spine. Published 18 September 2024. doi:10.
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