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Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and segmental motor paresis following herpes zoster
Author(s) -
Bahadir Cengiz,
Kalpakcioglu Ayşe Banu,
Kurtulus Duygu
Publication year - 2008
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/mus.21042
Subject(s) - medicine , paresis , paralysis , electromyography , brachial plexus , weakness , diaphragm (acoustics) , trunk , anatomy , diaphragmatic breathing , muscle weakness , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology , ecology , physics , alternative medicine , biology , acoustics , loudspeaker
Abstract We report the case of a 73‐year‐old woman who complained of acute onset of pain and weakness of her left shoulder and proximal arm muscles 3 weeks after a diagnosis of herpes zoster. Electromyography revealed involvement of the C5–6 myotomes and the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. Chest X‐ray and electromyographic studies documented paralysis of the left diaphragm. One year after onset, muscle strength returned to normal, but radiographic and electrophysiologic findings of diaphragm paralysis were unchanged. Muscle Nerve 38: 1070–1073, 2008