| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:3690 |
| Name | brachial plexus neuropathy |
| Definition | A peripheral nervous system disease that is characterized by damage to nerves in the upper shoulder of the brachial plexus, an area where nerves from the spinal cord branch into the arm nerves. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30688233/, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20352061 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:3548001 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
brachial plexopathy [EXACT] Brachial plexus disorder [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a neuropathy |