CASE REPORT
Use of Noninvasive Ventilation with Volume-Assured Pressure Support in Neuralgic Amyotrophy with Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Montserrat Diaz-Abad1, *, Neil Porter2, Lindsay Zilliox2, Nevins Todd1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 13
First Page: 45
Last Page: 47
Publisher ID: TORMJ-13-45
DOI: 10.2174/1874306401913010045
Article History:
Received Date: 03/03/2019Revision Received Date: 24/05/2019
Acceptance Date: 18/06/2019
Electronic publication date: 08/07/2019
Collection year: 2019
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Abstract
Neuralgic Amyotrophy (NA) is a rare, acute onset inflammatory brachial plexopathy that frequently presents with acute pain followed by shoulder girdle muscle weakness. Phrenic nerve involvement affecting the diaphragms occurs in 7-10% of cases. We present the case of a 52-year-old man with neuralgic amyotrophy with phrenic nerve involvement and bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis with marked respiratory symptoms and sleep hypoventilation, who was treated with non-invasive ventilation with volume assured pressure support mode. By 21 months post disease onset, the patient had experienced marked improvement in orthopnea, sleep quality and functional status. This is the first reported case of the use of this mode of noninvasive ventilation in neuralgic amyotrophy.