BACKGROUND: @entity5300 as a consequence of carrying a heavy backpack have been reported, but the typical clinical course and long-term consequences are not clear. Here we evaluated the clinical course and pattern of recovery of @entity912 ( @entity912 ) in a large series of @entity1 . METHODS: Thirty-eight consecutive @entity1 with idiopathic @entity912 were identified from our population of 193,450 Finnish conscripts by means of computerised register. A physiotherapist provided instructions for proper hand use and rehabilitative exercises at disease onset. The @entity1 were followed up for 2 to 8 years from the diagnosis. We also searched for genetic markers of @entity16 with pressure palsies. Mann-Whitney U-test was used to analyze continuous data. The Fischer's exact test was used to assess two-way tables. RESULTS: Eighty percent of the @entity1 recovered totally within 9 months after the onset of @entity425 . Prolonged symptoms occurred in 15% of the @entity1 , but daily activities were not affected. The weight of the carried load at the symptom onset significantly affected the severity of the muscle strength loss in the physiotherapeutic testing at the follow-up. The initial electromyography did not predict recovery. Genetic testing did not reveal de novo @entity16 with pressure palsies. CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of @entity912 is favorable in the vast majority of cases. Electromyography is useful for diagnosis. To prevent @entity5300 , backpack loads greater than 40 kg should be avoided.

Recovery of XXXX resulting from heavy backpack use: a follow-up case series.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['hereditary neuropathy'] @entity425 :: ('MESH:D018908', 'Disease') :: ['weakness'] @entity5300 :: ('MESH:D020516', 'Disease') :: ['brachial plexus lesions', 'Brachial plexus lesions'] @entity912 :: ('MESH:D010243', 'Disease') :: ['BPP', 'backpack palsy']
@entity5300 :: (MESH:D020516,Disease) :: ['brachial plexus lesions']
