Evaluation of prednisone treatment in the acute phase of neuralgic amyotrophy: An observational study

Jeroen J J van Eijk (1) , Nens van Alfen (1) , Marvin Berrevoets (1) , Gert Jan van Der Wilt (1) , Sigrid Pillen (1) , Baziel G M van Engelen (1)

1 Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen]

Effective treatment for neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), a disabling brachial plexus syndrome of supposed immuno-mediated origin, is currently lacking. Given the circumstantial evidence of a beneficial effect of prednisolone on pain and paresis, this report evaluates the effects of prednisolone treatment administered in the acute phase in a retrospective case series of 50 NA patients.

Mots clés: NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR; brachial plexus; immune-mediated; neuralgic amyotrophy; outcome; prednisone

Jeroen J J van Eijk, Nens van Alfen, Marvin Berrevoets, Gert Jan van Der Wilt, Sigrid Pillen, et al.. Evaluation of prednisone treatment in the acute phase of neuralgic amyotrophy: An observational study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2009, 80 (10), pp.1120. ⟨10.1136/jnnp.2008.163386⟩. ⟨hal-00552729⟩