Cervical Rib Syndrome (definition)

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Cervical Rib Syndrome

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Definition: A condition associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the thoracic outlet and caused by a complete or incomplete anomalous CERVICAL RIB or fascial band connecting the tip of a cervical rib with the first thoracic rib. Clinical manifestations may include pain in the neck and shoulder which radiates into the upper extremity, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of brachial plexus innervated muscles; sensory loss; PARESTHESIAS; ISCHEMIA; and EDEMA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p214)

See Also Cervical Rib

Other names Naffziger Syndrome; Cervical-Rib-Cervical-Band Syndrome; Syndromes, Naffziger's; Syndromes, Naffziger; Syndromes, Cervical Rib; Syndrome, Naffziger's; Syndrome, Naffziger; Syndrome, Cervical-Rib-Cervical-Band; Syndrome, Cervical Rib; Naffziger's Syndromes; Naffziger Syndromes; Cervical Rib Syndromes; Cervical Rib Cervical Band Syndrome; Naffziger's Syndrome; Anomalous Cervical Rib Syndrome

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Ruzicka Goerz Anton syndrome	0	Cervical Rib Syndrome Hearing Loss, Central Ichthyosis Intellectual Disability Thyroid Neoplasms Limb Deformities, Congenital.

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