"Cervical Rib Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the thoracic outlet and caused by a complete or incomplete anomalous CERVICAL RIB or fascial band connecting the tip of a cervical rib with the first thoracic rib. Clinical manifestations may include pain in the neck and shoulder which radiates into the upper extremity, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of brachial plexus innervated muscles; sensory loss; PARESTHESIAS; ISCHEMIA; and EDEMA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p214)
| Descriptor ID |
D002573
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.550.850.200 C14.907.863.200 C16.131.621.174
|
| Concept/Terms |
Cervical Rib Syndrome- Cervical Rib Syndrome
- Cervical Rib Syndromes
- Syndrome, Cervical Rib
- Syndromes, Cervical Rib
- Anomalous Cervical Rib Syndrome
Naffziger Syndrome- Naffziger Syndrome
- Naffziger Syndromes
- Syndrome, Naffziger
- Syndromes, Naffziger
- Naffziger's Syndrome
- Naffziger's Syndromes
- Syndrome, Naffziger's
- Syndromes, Naffziger's
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cervical Rib Syndrome".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cervical Rib Syndrome".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cervical Rib Syndrome" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cervical Rib Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cervical Rib Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
-
Clinical presentation of cervical ribs in the pediatric population. J Pediatr. 2013 Mar; 162(3):635-6.