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[Neuropathy or the brachial plexus associated with pregnancy. Report of a case]
1Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedali Civili, USL 11, Genova-Sampierdarena.
Idiopathic neuropathy of the brachial plexus can appear in two different forms, a sporadic one and a family one, autosomic dominant, much rarer which can be associated with pregnancy. Authors report a clinical case of brachial plexus neuropathy in a patient to the seventh month of pregnancy and with no observation of hereditary disease of nervous peripheric system. Clinical, electrophysiological aspects and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are here debated. Also therapeutic strategies and psychological implications are considered.
Idiopathic neuropathy of the brachial plexus can appear in two different forms, a sporadic one and a family one, autosomic dominant, much rarer which can be associated with pregnancy. Authors report a clinical case of brachial plexus neuropathy in a patient to the seventh month of pregnancy and with no observation of hereditary disease of nervous peripheric system. Clinical, electrophysiological aspects and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are here debated. Also therapeutic strategies and psychological implications are considered.