A case report of isolated distal upper extremity weakness due to cerebral metastasis involving the hand knob area

A case report of isolated distal upper extremity weakness due to cerebral metastasis involving the hand knob area

Abstract Background Unilateral weakness of an upper extremity is most frequently caused by traumatic nerve injury or compression neuropathy. In rare cases, lesion of the central nervous system may result in syndromes suggesting peripheral nerve damage by the initial examination. Pseudoperipheral han...

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Main Authors: András Folyovich, Viktória Varga, György Várallyay, Lajos Kozák, Mária Bakos, Erika Scheidl, Katalin Anna Béres-Molnár, Zita Kajdácsi, Dániel Bereczki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Isolated distal upper extremity weakness
Hand knob
Brain metastasis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4857-9

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