... chemotherapy discontinuation. There were no other potential causes. Idiopathic diaphragmatic paralysis was unlikely because it is usually unilateral. Radiation-induced neuropathy is well documented in other nerves as the brachial plexus. The timing, the applied dose and the location of the nerve within...

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...J.M. Montserrat; C. Picado; A. Agustí-Vidal A woman aged 17 years presented with symptoms of somnolence. A bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and an Arnold-Chiari malformation were diagnosed. Lung function tests revealed a marked restrictive defect and a blunted ventilatory response to hypercapnia...