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Vertebral artery dissection causing an acute C5 radiculopathy.
From the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester.
Neurology 2013 Sep 17Sizes of these terms reflect their relevance to your search.
A 32-year-old mechanic developed severe left neck pain at work. Two days later, he experienced left arm weakness, particularly shoulder and elbow flexion; after another 2 days, he noted numbness at the left jaw angle. Examination revealed weakness in the C5 myotome, absent biceps reflex, but no facial or jaw numbness.
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Colin Quinn, Johnny Salameh. Vertebral artery dissection causing an acute C5 radiculopathy. Neurology. 2013 Sep 17;81(12):1101
PMID: 24042574
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