Overlapped multiple distal entrapment neuropathies hindering diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome: A case report.
- Author:
Ji Hye SEOK
1
;
Jun Ho LEE
;
Kwang Seok SIM
;
Jong Seok BAN
;
Ji Hyang LEE
;
Eun Ju KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea. allforone97@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anterior scalene block;
Distal entrapment neuropathy;
Double crush syndrome;
Thoracic outlet syndrome
- MeSH:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Humans;
Nerve Compression Syndromes;
Radial Neuropathy;
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2012;7(4):348-351
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thoracic outlet syndrome is caused by the compression of neurovascular structures at the thoracic outlet region. Diagnosis is difficult since thoracic outlet syndrome is often accompanied by distal entrapment neuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome or ulnar and radial neuropathies. In this article, the authors report a case regarding a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome whose diagnosis was delayed due to the overlapping of multiple distal entrapment neuropathies.