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true neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (cervical rib & band syndrome, classic cervical rib syndrome)

A rare disorder in which the proximal lower trunk of the brachial plexus is compromoised by a translucent band extending from a rudimentary cervical rib to the first rib. Found mostly in young to middle aged women. Clinical manifestations: - unilateral or bilateral hand wasting & weakness, particularly involving the lateral thenar eminence - intermitttent discomfort along the medial forearm & hand

General

cervical rib syndrome

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.