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. 2022 Sep-Oct;25(5):973-975.
doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_354_22. Epub 2022 Oct 31.

Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccine

Rajaram Sharma  1 , Bhumika Dua  1 , Saurabh Goyal  1 , Tapendra Tiwari  1
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccine

Rajaram Sharma et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Sagittal image from MRI of the cervical spine showing no significant disc herniation or cord compression. (b) Coronal image from brachial plexus neurography showing grossly normal signals in the brachial plexus, without any obvious neuropathy
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a and b) clinical images showing loss of muscle bulk over the left scapular region resulting in depression over the left shoulder region (black arrow) as compared to the right side. (c) MRI of the left shoulder joint; T2 weighted images, sagittal section demonstrating muscle atrophy of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres major muscles (consecutive superior to inferior black arrows) in the form of sparsely placed muscle fibers with increased intramuscular fat signal intensity. (d) MRI of the left shoulder joint; T1 weighted axial section demonstrating atrophy of the infraspinatus muscle (black arrow)
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