@inbook{5a1866e37fa240f08930c36250b37929,
title = "Brachial Plexus Avulsion",
abstract = "This chapter presents the case of a young man who suffers from neuropathic pain at the left hand since a traumatic brachial plexus avulsion while driving a motorcycle. Pain is mainly paroxysmal, with intense spontaneous electric shock-like discharges. At examination, the patient has complete paralysis and extended anesthesia of the left arm. This case is compatible with brachial plexus avulsion (BPA) caused by high-energy traction to the brachial plexus, usually during a motorcycle accident. BPA commonly causes neuropathic (mainly paroxysmal) pain and musculoskeletal pain. Neuropathic pain and musculoskeletal pain may be difficult to differentiate in these patients, and this may be helped by screening questionnaires.",
keywords = "brachial plexus avulsion, paroxysmal pain, electric shocks, paralysis, anesthesia, DREZotomy",
author = "{de Andrade}, {Daniel Ciampi}",
year = "2023",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1093/med/9780197616345.003.0020",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780197616345",
series = "What Do I Do Now",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
pages = "115--120",
editor = "Nadine Attal and Didier Bouhassira",
booktitle = "Neuropathic Pain",
address = "United Kingdom",
}