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Shoulder numbness in a patient with suprascapular nerve entrapment syndrome: cutaneous branch of the suprascapular nerve: case report.
Neurosurgery 2000 December
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: The ability to diagnose peripheral nerve disorders is dependent on knowledge of the anatomic course and function of the nerves in question. The classic teaching regarding the suprascapular nerve (SScN) is that it has no cutaneous branches, despite the fact that a cutaneous branch was first reported in the anatomic literature 20 years ago.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with right shoulder pain and atrophy and weakness of the right supra- and infraspinatus muscles. During the examination, he was also noted to have an area of numbness involving the right upper lateral shoulder region. Electrical study results were consistent with SScN entrapment at the suprascapular notch.
INTERVENTION: The patient underwent surgical decompression 7 months after the onset of his symptoms. The patient noted resolution of his shoulder pain immediately after the procedure, and his shoulder sensory disturbance had improved by 2 weeks. At 9 months after surgery, he remained pain-free, his shoulder sensation was normal, and his motor abnormalities had improved significantly.
CONCLUSION: This case provides clinical evidence for the presence of a cutaneous branch of the SScN, as described in cadaveric studies. Although shoulder numbness demands a search for alternative diagnoses, it does not necessarily exclude the diagnosis of SScN entrapment.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with right shoulder pain and atrophy and weakness of the right supra- and infraspinatus muscles. During the examination, he was also noted to have an area of numbness involving the right upper lateral shoulder region. Electrical study results were consistent with SScN entrapment at the suprascapular notch.
INTERVENTION: The patient underwent surgical decompression 7 months after the onset of his symptoms. The patient noted resolution of his shoulder pain immediately after the procedure, and his shoulder sensory disturbance had improved by 2 weeks. At 9 months after surgery, he remained pain-free, his shoulder sensation was normal, and his motor abnormalities had improved significantly.
CONCLUSION: This case provides clinical evidence for the presence of a cutaneous branch of the SScN, as described in cadaveric studies. Although shoulder numbness demands a search for alternative diagnoses, it does not necessarily exclude the diagnosis of SScN entrapment.
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