Vol 4, Issue 5
Pages 890–897
Published: 14 Sep 2020
Juna Musa1*, Luis Compres2, Adriano Valdez3, Adrian Puello3, Loran Rakovica4, Ali Guy5, Masum Rahman6, Barbara Martinez7, Ina Kola8, Ruben Blanco2
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Citation: Juna Musa, Luis Compres, Adriano Valdez, Adrian Puello, Loran Rakovica, Ali Guy, Masum Rahman, Barbara Martinez, Ina Kola, Ruben Blanco. Thenar Atrophy and Syncope as Signs of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS): A Clinical Electrophysiological Exploration of Three Cases. Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 4 (2020): 890-897.
DOI: 10.26502/acmcr.96550276
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Abstract
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a rare disease that presents with neurogenic and vascular symptoms and is caused by compression of the brachial plexus and/or subclavian vessels as they pass through the cervico thoraco brachial region. However, making the diagnosis of TOS can be challenging due to a lack of standardized objective confirmatory tests. We present three cases of neurovascular TOS where electrophysiological exploration was conducted to develop the diagnose.
Keywords
Neurogenic compression; Thenar atrophy; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Brachial plexus nerve compression; Venous compression
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1. Introduction