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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 4, April 2014, pages 197-201

Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Initially Suspected of Being Orthopedic Diseases in a Primary Care Setting: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. a) A picture of the patient’s back. Muscle atrophy of the right supraspinatus muscle (SSP) and infraspinatus muscle (ISP) are observed (arrow). b) The findings of neurological examinations. MMT reveals muscle weakness at the right C6-Th1 levels. Sensory tests show weak touch and pain sensations in the right C5-Th2 area. Biceps and brachioradialis reflexes are weak. Triceps reflex is negative. MMT: manual muscle testing.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Erosseus muscle. Giant spikes of high amplitude and long duratiolectromyogram (EMG) of the first dorsal inten are shown. div: division.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Clinical course of the patient. ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; MMT: manual muscle testing; NRS: numeric rating scale; PSL: prednisolone.