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Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy in a windsurfer
Author(s) -
Jablecki Charles K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199907)22:7<944::aid-mus21>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , forearm , elbow , brachial plexus , entrapment neuropathy , anatomy , conservative treatment , radial nerve , surgery , carpal tunnel syndrome
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy (LACN) was diagnosed in a young woman who developed pain and paresthesias in the right forearm after a long day of windsurfing (board sailing). The symptoms resolved with conservative treatment, including cessation of windsurfing and a brief course of oral corticosteroids. There was a permanent residual cutaneous sensory deficit in the distribution of the LACN. LACN is important to recognize because the symptomatology may mimic pathology of a cervical root, the brachial plexus, and the radial and median nerves at the level of the elbow. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 22: 944–945, 1999