====== Upper extremity paresis ======

Neurosurgeons should include [[brachial plexus]] [[compression]] due to [[compartment syndrome]] in the [[differential diagnosis]] of patients with acute [[upper extremity]] [[weakness]], particularly when associated with prolonged immobilization and/or substance abuse. Prompt surgical decompression should be performed in these patients if imaging and laboratory data suggest compartment syndrome and resultant neurological deficit
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