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Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy)

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Disease involving the RADIAL NERVE. Clinical features include weakness of elbow extension, elbow flexion, supination of the forearm, wrist and finger extension, and thumb abduction. Sensation may be impaired over regions of the dorsal forearm. Common sites of compression or traumatic injury include the AXILLA and radial groove of the HUMERUS.

Also Known As:

Saturday Night Palsy; Lesion, Superficial Radial Nerve; Radial Nerve Diseases; Radial Nerve Lesion; Superficial Radial Nerve Lesion; Crutch Palsies; Lesion, Radial Nerve; Lesions, Radial Nerve; Nerve Disease, Radial; Nerve Diseases, Radial; Nerve Lesion, Radial; Nerve Lesions, Radial; Neuropathies, Radial; Neuropathy, Radial; Palsies, Crutch; Palsy, Crutch; Radial Nerve Disease; Radial Nerve Lesions; Radial Neuropathies; Saturday Night Palsies; Crutch Palsy

Networked: 12 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Nervous System Diseases: 6158
- Neuromuscular Diseases: 1068
  - Peripheral Nervous System Diseases: 5557
    - Mononeuropathies: 438
      - Radial Neuropathy: 12

Related Diseases

1.	Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage)
2.	Shock
3.	Paralysis (Palsy)
4.	Multiple Sclerosis
5.	Humeral Fractures

Experts

1.	Horiguchi, Cristiano H V: 1 article (06/2013)
2.	Hobaika, Adriano B S: 1 article (06/2013)
3.	Leclère, Franck Marie P: 1 article (04/2013)
4.	Mathys, Lukas: 1 article (04/2013)
5.	Bignion, Dietmar: 1 article (04/2013)
6.	Vögelin, Esther: 1 article (04/2013)
7.	Franz, Torsten: 1 article (04/2013)
8.	Luna Pizarro, Daniel: 1 article (09/2008)
9.	Huerta Lazcarro, Julián: 1 article (09/2008)
10.	Sadzynski, A: 1 article (06/2008)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Radial Neuropathy:

1.	4-azidobenzylcarazolol (pABC)IBA 04/01/2004 - "The PABC nerve is assessable for nerve conduction studies and these normal values may be useful in evaluation of patients with suspected radial nerve lesions."
2.	GelsolinIBA 06/01/2008 - "In samples obtained from patients diagnosed with conditions that do not alter standard CSF clinical tests [(idiopathic cephalgia, ischialgia due to discopathy, and idiopathic (Bell's) facial nerve palsy or entrapment radial neuropathy)], the average gelsolin concentration was 7.2 +/- 4.3 microg/ml. In contrast, the gelsolin concentration in samples obtained from patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis was 2.1 +/- 0.7 microg/ml, and a similar low concentration was found in a patient recovering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. "
3.	Propofol (Diprivan)FDA LinkGeneric 06/01/2013 - "Radial nerve lesion after malposition and sedation by continuous target controlled infusion of propofol for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy."

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Transplants (Transplant) 06/01/1992 - "Long-term results of transplantations to repair median, ulnar, and radial nerve lesions by a microsurgical interfascicular autogenous cable graft technique." 01/01/1989 - "In closed humeral fractures, the results of nerve reconstructions and the improvement of microsurgical techniques, together with precise indications are in favor of treatment of radial nerve lesions by suture or graft-reconstruction. "
2.	Tendon Transfer 04/01/2013 - "In one case, the proximal radial neuropathy developed for 10 years without therapy and a massive hour-glass nerve constriction was observed intraoperatively which led us to perform a concurrent complementary tendon transfer to improve fingers and thumb extension. " 02/01/2008 - "Tendon transfers are indicated in longstanding, irreparable, isolated radial nerve lesions. " 02/01/2008 - "We present the results of a modified tendon transfer for the restoration of wrist and finger extension in irreparable radial nerve lesions. " 02/01/2008 - "An analysis of results after selective tendon transfers through the interosseous membrane to provide selective finger and thumb extension in chronic irreparable radial nerve lesions."
3.	Sutures (Suture) 01/01/1989 - "We believe also that an osteosynthesis with exploration of the radial nerve is indicated in severely displaced fractures, in particular in oblique or spiral midshaft fractures, and in fractures of the distal third of the humerus, because in this type of fracture a majority of radial nerve lesions, accessible to direct suture are found. " 05/01/1981 - "Interfascicular suture with nerve autografts for median, ulnar and radial nerve lesions." 01/01/1989 - "In closed humeral fractures, the results of nerve reconstructions and the improvement of microsurgical techniques, together with precise indications are in favor of treatment of radial nerve lesions by suture or graft-reconstruction. "
4.	Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) 06/01/1992 - "Long-term results of transplantations to repair median, ulnar, and radial nerve lesions by a microsurgical interfascicular autogenous cable graft technique."
5.	Splints 02/01/2003 - "Numerically, radial nerve lesions and cock-up wrist splints were most common. "