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Brachial plexus injury with cough attack: case report

T Yamagami1, H Handa, K Higashi

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Neurosurgery
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
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A patient experienced cough attacks and arm weakness due to phrenic nerve adhesions to the brachial plexus after shoulder injuries and surgery. Surgical lysis of these adhesions resolved the cough and improved arm function.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Surgical Anatomy

Background:

  • The case involves a patient with a history of shoulder injuries and anterior scalenectomy.
  • This patient presented with unusual cough attacks linked to neck and arm movements.

Observation:

  • Coughing episodes were triggered by specific movements of the neck and right arm.
  • The patient also experienced weakness in the right upper limb concurrently with the cough attacks.
  • Surgical exploration revealed adhesions between the phrenic nerve and the brachial plexus.

Findings:

  • Lysis of adhesions between the phrenic nerve and brachial plexus was performed.
  • External neurolysis of the upper, middle, and lower brachial plexus trunks was also conducted.
  • Post-surgical intervention, the cough attacks ceased, and the right upper limb weakness showed improvement.

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Implications:

  • This case highlights a potential link between phrenic nerve and brachial plexus interactions.
  • It suggests that nerve adhesions can manifest with atypical symptoms like movement-induced cough.
  • Surgical intervention for nerve adhesions can effectively alleviate associated neurological deficits and symptoms.