Motor Branch Biopsy of the Pronator Teres Muscle in a Patient with Painful Forearm Neuropathy
| Autor: | Yuka Ogawa, Shu-ichi Ikeda, Michitaka Nakagawa, Tomomi Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Fukushima, Takuhiro Yoshida, Nagaaki Katoh, Ryuta Abe, Hiroyuki Kato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Multiple mononeuropathy Muscle biopsy Nerve biopsy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Painful neuropathy Pronator teres muscle lcsh:RC346-429 Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Forearm Orthopedic surgery Biopsy Medicine Upper limb Published online: July 2014 Neurology (clinical) business lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Motor nerve branch biopsy Pronator teres Sensory nerve |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Neurology Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 202-206 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1662-680X |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000365883 |
| Popis: | Histological evaluation of a peripheral nerve is often the final diagnostic work-up for a neuropathy of unknown origin, and a distal sensory nerve is usually biopsied. Here, we report the case of a female patient with painful unilateral neuropathy in the upper arm. According to the histological evaluation of the pronator teres motor branch, vasculitis seemed to be the most probable cause of the condition, and steroid therapy improved the patients' symptoms. A biopsy of the motor branch of the pronator teres muscle nerve may be considered a valuable diagnostic option in selected cases with neuropathy affecting the upper limb, when performed in cooperation with neurologists and orthopedic surgeons. |
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