NEUROARTHROPATHY OF THE SHOULDER OF UNEXPECTED ORIGIN

Citation
L. Frankart et al., NEUROARTHROPATHY OF THE SHOULDER OF UNEXPECTED ORIGIN, Clinical rheumatology, 16(4), 1997, pp. 413-416
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
ISSN journal
07703198
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
413 - 416
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(1997)16:4<413:NOTSOU>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The authors describe the case of a 65-year-old woman who developped a sudden and painless palsy of right shoulder one month after a benign f all. Radiographs showed severe articular destruction. Neurologic exami nation revealed only a mild sensory loss of the right upper extremity. A diagnosis of syringomyelia was evoked and confirmed by spinal MRI. An upper extremity neuroarthropathy is usually caused by syringomyelia and is sometimes the first and leading symptom of this disease. Senso ry neuropathy explains the incidence of this often painless osteoarthr opathy. Treatment with bisphosphonate is discussed.