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Brachialgia: Cervical radiculopathy and differential diagnosis
Robert Neil Dunn
Abstract
Brachialgia or upper limb pain can be caused by joint, soft tissue or neural pathology. This article discusses the common difficulty of cervical referred pain versus local shoulder pathology at a problem orienated primary care level. In addition, the more common peripheral nerve compression syndromes are discussed as a diffential diagnosis to cervical radiculopathy.
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Robert Neil Dunn, UCT
Keywords
upper limb brachialgia pain
Cite this article
Continuing Medical Education 2011;29(9):359.
Article History
Date submitted: 2011-04-26
Date published: 2011-09-29
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