Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Background. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, or neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), is an acute brachial plexus neuritis that typically presents with unilateral shoulder pain and amyotrophy but also can affect other peripheral nerves, including the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Idiopathic vocal fold paralysis (VFP) r...
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| description | Background. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, or neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), is an acute brachial plexus neuritis that typically presents with unilateral shoulder pain and amyotrophy but also can affect other peripheral nerves, including the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Idiopathic vocal fold paralysis (VFP) represents approximately 12% of the VFP cases and recurrence is extremely rare.
Methods and Results. We report a man with isolated recurrent unilateral right VFP and a diagnosis of NA years before.
Conclusions. We emphasize that shoulder pain and amyotrophy should be inquired in any patient suffering from inexplicable dysphonia, and Parsonage-Turner syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of idiopathic VFP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47a7adb3078b438fbba66fbb5da059582025-02-03T05:46:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/763201763201Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner SyndromeMarcus Vinicius Pinto0Lucia Joffily1Maurice Borges Vincent2Department of Neurology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDepartment of Neurology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBackground. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, or neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), is an acute brachial plexus neuritis that typically presents with unilateral shoulder pain and amyotrophy but also can affect other peripheral nerves, including the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Idiopathic vocal fold paralysis (VFP) represents approximately 12% of the VFP cases and recurrence is extremely rare. Methods and Results. We report a man with isolated recurrent unilateral right VFP and a diagnosis of NA years before. Conclusions. We emphasize that shoulder pain and amyotrophy should be inquired in any patient suffering from inexplicable dysphonia, and Parsonage-Turner syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of idiopathic VFP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/763201 |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Vinicius Pinto Lucia Joffily Maurice Borges Vincent Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
| title_full | Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
| title_short | Recurrent Vocal Fold Paralysis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
| title_sort | recurrent vocal fold paralysis and parsonage turner syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/763201 |
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