Brachial plexus disorders

Description

brachial plexus neuropathy: Diseases of the cervical (and first thoracic) roots, nerve trunks, cords, and peripheral nerve components of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Clinical manifestations include regional pain, PARESTHESIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS, and decreased sensation (HYPESTHESIA) in the upper extremity. These disorders may be associated with trauma (including BIRTH INJURIES); THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; NEOPLASMS; NEURITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; and other conditions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1351-2)

Data source
FinnGen phenocode G6_BRACHPLE
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G540
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G540
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 3690
GWAS catalog 1000844
MESH D020516
SNOMED CT 3548001

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 738 529 209
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.56 0.7 0.36
Mean age at first event (years) 46.1 44.97 48.98
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 42.01 41.97 42.11
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.63 0.76 3.83

Associations