Age: 66.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: FLU3, FLU3, FLU3
Symptoms: Immediate post-injection reaction, Injection site pain, Neuralgic amyotrophy, Paralysis
Clinical narrative: 10-2005 severe pain in left shoulder blade. Hand paralyzed. 12-18-2005 called 911 - hospital - vertigo. 10-2007 2nd episode of pain. Again hand paralyzed. No one knew what was wrong with me. 6-23-2008 went to clinic - Dr, looked at MRI's, CAT Scans - MRI Head - EEG and blood work - X-rays - angiogram of head - nerve conductions. Parsonage Turner syndrome. After two weeks after influenza vaccine, I woke up with excruciating pain in left shoulder blade. 11-21-05 Dr's office - could not stand or sit (pain) (Hydromorphone and carisoprodol) back office - lay down sometime later left hand fingers paralyzed. 12-16-05 Dr. ordered MRI. 12-18-05 Fell back on bed twice, very dizzy daughter called 911. Hosp CT brain, EKG tracing, Rx meclizine, never had vertigo. 12-22-05 Dr office 1:30. 12-27-05 Neurology, 3:00. 12-29-05 Dr's office feeling dizzy, meclizine. 1-4-06 Dr office 11:00 results of test. 1-5-06 MD 9:00. Starting to feel better. Starting  to move fingers. 2-2-06 Dr 10:30 chest x-rays (no acute disease). 2-6-06 Neurologist consultation. 2-17-06 Dr. 2-20-06 Dr ENG test 3:00. 2-24-06 Dr results of test vertigo. 3-21-06 10:45 MRI head. 3-28-06 12:45 Neck. 4-3-06 Dr. 12:15. 5-2-06 Dr office 1:00 EEG, within normal limits. 5-30-06 Dr. results of EEG and blood work. 6-15-06 12:45 Ultrasound. 6-16-06 Dr 1:00 new prescription. 6-26-06 11:00 Neurologist bring copies of tests. 6-30-06 Dr check-up. 7-6-06 New Dr. 7-12-06 6:00 AM Angiogram 5 hour test. 2 artery x-rays head - 1 artery x-rays neck. 2 place catheter in art - OPTIRAY 320/150 ML. 7-18-06 Dr results of blood work. 8-9-06 11:00 MRI, get films. 8-14-06 Dr 10:30 bring films of MRI in. No one really knows what is wrong with me. Nothing is showing up in all those tests starting with pain in shoulder blade again. Can't move fingers on left hand. 10-29-07 Dr (CNS) 2:00 NPI x-rays. 11-10-07 Dr (CNS) 7:00 test. 11-14-07 3:30 MRI Brain. 11-19-07 Dr has 4:00. 11-27-07 Dr (CNS) 2:40 results of test prescription for splint-hand-thumb sticks up. 11-27-07, 12-4-07, 12-06-07, 12-10-07, 12-13-07, 12-17-07 for therapy left hand. 12-12-07 CAT Scan. 1-2-08 Dr. Bring in MRI brain, neck and back, CAT scan of chest. 1-9-08 Radiologist 10:30. 1-14-08 Dr (CNS) wants to see MRI 11-14-07 - MRI 12-12-07. 1-16-08 Dr wants to see all films. 1-22-08 Radiologist 10:30. 2-13-08 Dr 2 x-rays. 2-18-08 Dr 11:15 MRI arm. Office x-rays neck and chest. 3-4-08 9:45, 3-12-08 11:00, 3-18-08 11:00 therapy hand - left hand can't button, can't tie laces, can't pick up anything. 3-21-08 Dr (CNS) bring in MRI results. 3-14-08 (Chiropractor) 3 visits per week. Bring in x-rays and tests. 3 visits per week 4-17, 4-18, 4-21, 4-23, 4-25, 4-28, 4-30, 5-2 this helped somewhat. Hand looking bad. 4-23-08 Dr (CNS) called me. Referral came in for another clinic. 5-29-08 Dept of Neurology called about referral. 6-22-08 Sunday traveled. 6-23-08 Monday appointment at new clinic with Dr 3:30. He spoke with us, examined my hand, looked at the MRIs and x-rays. Dr told us that I have Parsonage Turner syndrome, The nerves can grow back. Do not get any flu vaccines shots. Dr was very nice, answered our questions. Not one doctor locally knew what I had (then and now). 6-24-08 Tues. returned home. Someone looked up Parsonage Turner syndrome on her computer. Couldn't  find anything, except Intrinsic weakness and claw hand. Also an unusual cases of claw hand (case report). Nothing stating vaccine injury compensation program. 7-22-08 Therapy 11:00 staff made me a splint to help keep my thumb down. 7-30-08 Therapy 10:00. 8-6-08 Therapy 10:30. 8-15-08 Dr (CNS) 10:45 check-up. 8-26-08 Therapy 10:30 nerve machine (TENS). I have notes up until 2015.