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A 58-year-old male complains of weakness of the left shoulder. He woke up 4 months ago with some pain in the left shoulder. Then he started noticing weakness mostly in shoulder abduction and external rotation. The pain subsided after a week. There is no history of trauma. He tried PT for a month with no improvement. PSH: right median n decompression at the elbow 23 years ago. FH: lymphoma in a brother, prostate cancer in the maternal grandfather. Socially, he has smoked a pack of cigarettes per month for about 30 years and takes 2–3 alcoholic drinks per day. On examination, left shoulder abduction is 4+ and external rotation 3. The remaining muscle groups are 5/5. Sensation is intact to light touch. Deep tendon reflexes are 2+ and symmetric.
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Hanna, A.S. (2017). Case XI: Shoulder Weakness 2. In: Nerve Cases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39694-1_11
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