Phrenic nerve palsy: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Phrenic nerve palsy: causes. Neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis), Bilateral isolated phrenic neuropathy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurological causes
- Neuralgic amyotrophy (brachial neuritis)
- Bilateral isolated phrenic neuropathy
- Motor neurone disease (MND)
- Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS)
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Critical illness neuropathy
- Idiopathic
Cardiothoracic causes
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References
- Brazis PW, Masdeu JC, Biller J. Localization in Clinical Neurology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia 2007 p75.
- Lin PT, Andersson PB, Distad BJ, et al. Bilateral isolated phrenic neuropathy causing painless bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. Neurology 2005; 65:1499-1501.
- Stojkovic T, De Seze J, Hurtevent JF, Fourrier F, Vermersch P. Phrenic nerve palsy as a feature of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Muscle Nerve 2003; 27:497-499.
- Akhtar J, Siddiqui MA, Khan NA, Alam MA. Right phrenic nerve palsy: a rare presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Malays J Med Sci 2013; 20:98-101.
- Djukic M, Larsen J, Lingor P, Nau R. Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis. BMC Pulm Med 2013; 13:4.
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