MAN IN A BARREL SYNDROME

Course overview

MAN IN A BARREL SYNDROME IS A NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME INVOLVING BILATERAL UPPER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS WITH PRESERVED FACIAL AND LOWER EXTREMITY STRENGTH. THIS SYNDROME CAN RESULT FROM INJURY TO THE BILATERAL CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, THE CERVICAL SPINAL CORD, OR BILATERAL BRACHIAL PLEXUSES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MAN IN A BARREL SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.