What is brachial neuritis?

Brachial neuritis is characterized as sudden excruciating, one-sided, shoulder pain, followed by weakness and paralysis of the shoulder and muscles. The symptoms vary depending on the extent of nerve involvement. It may due to recent illness, surgery, immunization, or injury.

How do members experience brachial neuritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with brachial neuritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for brachial neuritis*

Who has brachial neuritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 8
50s 22
60s 17
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 39

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What is brachial neuritis?

Brachial neuritis is characterized as sudden excruciating, one-sided, shoulder pain, followed by weakness and paralysis of the shoulder and muscles. The symptoms vary depending on the extent of nerve involvement. It may due to recent illness, surgery, immunization, or injury.



Common symptoms reported by people with brachial neuritis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for brachial neuritis

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Compare treatments taken by people with brachial neuritis

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Who has brachial neuritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 31 say brachial neuritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 8
50s 22
60s 17
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 39

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 23
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from brachial neuritis patients who have completed their condition history
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