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Plexopathy

MedGen UID:
233865
•Concept ID:
C1335437
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Disease or Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Updated consensus statement: Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders report of the AANEM ad hoc committee.
Tavee J, Brannagan TH 3rd, Lenihan MW, Muppidi S, Kellermeyer L, D Donofrio P; AANEM
Muscle Nerve 2023 Oct;68(4):356-374. Epub 2023 Jul 11 doi: 10.1002/mus.27922. PMID: 37432872
Neuropathic cancer pain: prevalence, pathophysiology, and management.
Yoon SY, Oh J
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1058-1069. Epub 2018 Jun 25 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.162. PMID: 29929349Free PMC Article
Radiotherapy and the management of the axilla in early breast cancer.
Falk SJ
Br J Surg 1994 Sep;81(9):1277-81. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800810906. PMID: 7953386

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Benefits and Limitations.
Guckenberger M, Dahele M, Ong WL, Sahgal A
Semin Radiat Oncol 2023 Apr;33(2):159-171. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2022.11.006. PMID: 36990633
Intraoperative neuromonitoring during surgery for lumbar stenosis.
Skinner S, Guo L
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;186:205-227. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819826-1.00005-3. PMID: 35772887
Risk Factors, Management, and Prognosis of Brachial Plexopathy Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Burnett Z, Werner BC
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Apr;53(2):215-221. Epub 2022 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.11.007. PMID: 35365266
Nervous system metastases from systemic cancer.
Lee EQ
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Apr;21(2 Neuro-oncology):415-28. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000464178.81957.18. PMID: 25837904
Development of a standardized method for contouring the lumbosacral plexus: a preliminary dosimetric analysis of this organ at risk among 15 patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for lower gastrointestinal cancers and the incidence of radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy.
Yi SK, Mak W, Yang CC, Liu T, Cui J, Chen AM, Purdy JA, Monjazeb AM, Do L
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 Oct 1;84(2):376-82. Epub 2012 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.074. PMID: 22342301

Diagnosis

Upper extremity neuropathies.
Kincaid JC
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;161:197-205. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64142-7.00049-7. PMID: 31307601
Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy: A review.
Warade AC, Jha AK, Pattankar S, Desai K
Neurol India 2019 Jan-Feb;67(Supplement):S47-S52. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.250704. PMID: 30688233
Peripheral nervous system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of the evidence.
Bortoluzzi A, Silvagni E, Furini F, Piga M, Govoni M
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2019 Jan-Feb;37(1):146-155. Epub 2018 May 24 PMID: 29846158
Electrodiagnosis of plexopathy.
Strakowski JA
PM R 2013 May;5(5 Suppl):S50-5. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.03.017. PMID: 23523705
Plexopathy.
Bowen BC, Seidenwurm DJ; Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008 Feb;29(2):400-2. PMID: 18272570Free PMC Article

Therapy

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Benefits and Limitations.
Guckenberger M, Dahele M, Ong WL, Sahgal A
Semin Radiat Oncol 2023 Apr;33(2):159-171. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2022.11.006. PMID: 36990633
Risk Factors, Management, and Prognosis of Brachial Plexopathy Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Burnett Z, Werner BC
Orthop Clin North Am 2022 Apr;53(2):215-221. Epub 2022 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2021.11.007. PMID: 35365266
Idiopathic brachial plexopathy after pacemaker implant.
Kumar D, Singal AK, Bansal R, Das A, Rangarajan K, Kumar A
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2022 Apr;45(4):574-577. Epub 2021 Dec 30 doi: 10.1111/pace.14421. PMID: 34850399
Cancer and Peripheral Nerve Disease.
Sarezky J, Sachs G, Elinzano H, Stavros K
Clin Geriatr Med 2021 May;37(2):289-300. Epub 2021 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.01.003. PMID: 33858611
Development of a standardized method for contouring the lumbosacral plexus: a preliminary dosimetric analysis of this organ at risk among 15 patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for lower gastrointestinal cancers and the incidence of radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy.
Yi SK, Mak W, Yang CC, Liu T, Cui J, Chen AM, Purdy JA, Monjazeb AM, Do L
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 Oct 1;84(2):376-82. Epub 2012 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.074. PMID: 22342301

Prognosis

Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Plexopathies.
Dhawan PS
Neurol Clin 2021 Nov;39(4):997-1014. Epub 2021 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.06.006. PMID: 34602223
Planning Interventions to Treat Brachial Plexopathies.
Bunnell AE, Kao DS
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2018 Nov;29(4):689-700. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.06.005. PMID: 30293624
Nervous system metastases from systemic cancer.
Lee EQ
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Apr;21(2 Neuro-oncology):415-28. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000464178.81957.18. PMID: 25837904
Peripheral neuropathies in pregnancy.
Massey EW, Guidon AC
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2014 Feb;20(1 Neurology of Pregnancy):100-14. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000443839.02884.bb. PMID: 24492813Free PMC Article
Electrodiagnosis in common mononeuropathies and plexopathies.
Jillapalli D, Shefner JM
Semin Neurol 2005 Jun;25(2):196-203. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-871328. PMID: 15937735

Clinical prediction guides

Radiation-induced inferior brachial plexopathy after stereotactic body radiotherapy: Pooled analyses of risks.
Milano MT, Mavroidis P, Ryckman J, Yorke E, Doucette C, Mahadevan A, Kapitanova I, Spring Kong FM, Marks LB, Grimm J
Radiother Oncol 2023 May;182:109583. Epub 2023 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109583. PMID: 36842665Free PMC Article
Outcome of Nerve Grafting for Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy.
Yin Y, Xue Y, Yang B, Ng CY, Yang C, Li F, Li W, Li B, Wang S
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2023 Jan 1;24(1):55-63. Epub 2022 Nov 14 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000468. PMID: 36519879
Neurological side effects of radiation therapy.
Jacob J, Feuvret L, Simon JM, Ribeiro M, Nichelli L, Jenny C, Ricard D, Psimaras D, Hoang-Xuan K, Maingon P
Neurol Sci 2022 Apr;43(4):2363-2374. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-05944-w. PMID: 35149927
Planning Interventions to Treat Brachial Plexopathies.
Bunnell AE, Kao DS
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2018 Nov;29(4):689-700. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.06.005. PMID: 30293624
Neurologic complications of cardiac transplantation.
Hotson JR, Enzmann DR
Neurol Clin 1988 May;6(2):349-65. PMID: 3047545

Recent systematic reviews

In search of zebras: Critical analysis of the rarity of perineural breast cancer spread to the brachial plexus in men.
Wu KY, Hayford KM, Spinner RJ
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Jan;88:231-234. Epub 2023 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.139. PMID: 37992580
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Dosimetric Tolerances for the Inferior Aspect of the Brachial Plexus: A Systematic Review.
Milano MT, Doucette C, Mavroidis P, Yorke E, Ryckman J, Mahadevan A, Kapitanova I, Kong FS, Grimm J, Marks LB
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024 Mar 15;118(4):931-943. Epub 2023 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.012. PMID: 36682981Free PMC Article
Thoracic outlet syndrome in females: A systematic review.
Cralle LE, Harris LM, Lum YW, Deery SE, Humphries MD
Semin Vasc Surg 2023 Dec;36(4):487-491. Epub 2023 Sep 23 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.09.003. PMID: 38030322
Immunotherapy for diabetic amyotrophy.
Chan YC, Lo YL, Chan ES
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 26;7(7):CD006521. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006521.pub4. PMID: 28746752Free PMC Article
Nervous system dysfunction in Henoch-Schonlein syndrome: systematic review of the literature.
Garzoni L, Vanoni F, Rizzi M, Simonetti GD, Goeggel Simonetti B, Ramelli GP, Bianchetti MG
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 Dec;48(12):1524-9. Epub 2009 Sep 21 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep282. PMID: 19797041

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