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Axillary nerve dysfunction - Symptom

Alternative Names

Neuropathy - axillary nerve

Symptoms:

Numbness over part of the outer shoulder
Shoulder weakness
Difficulty lifting objects with the sore arm
Difficulty lifting arm above the head

Signs and tests:

Your health care provider will examine the arm and shoulder. There may be weakness of the shoulder with difficulty moving the arm.

The deltoid muscle of the shoulder may show signs of muscle atrophy.

Tests that reveal axillary nerve dysfunction may include:

Damaged axillary nerve

Reviewed last on: 3/5/2007
Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006:672.

Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:1143.

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