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brachial Praxis
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brachial Praxis
by calamitye, Oct 18, 2004 12:00AM
my husband started losing the use of his 3 fingers on his left hand ,he has had no injury and the 3 doctors we have seen beleave now that he has a tumor in his left lung causing this to happen, I have not been able to find any thing on this subject on the web. Can you help me with this? also my husband is in no pain but his fingers are starting to draw into his palm once in a while. God Bless Pastor Carol
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-CS, Oct 18, 2004 12:00AM
A lung tumor in the upper most aspect of the lung can grow upward into the brachial plexus and injure the nerves. This would result in predominantly hand weakness. An MRI of the brachial plexus should be able to examine this possibility for you. Also having this evaluated by a neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular conditions would be reasonable. They can perform an EMG (muscle/nerve test) and determine which nerves are actually affected. If you would like to search for this on the internet, search for Pancoast Tumor. This is the descriptive word for a lung tumor which invades the brachial plexus. Good luck.
