MR neurography showed brachial plexus abnormalities in syringomyelia with shoulder Charcot arthropathy: a case report

Abstract

Charcot shoulder is occasionally seen with syringomyelia. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of brachial plexus abnormalities detected by magnetic resonance(MR) neurography in these patients. MR neurography is useful to evaluate small nerves and their disorders, and may contribute to the early diagnosis and differential diagnoses of such patients.

Keywords:

• MR neurography
• brachial plexus
• syringomyelia
• Charcot arthropathy
• shoulder

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.