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Paralysis of right diaphragm after thoracic outlet syndrome surgery. is this likely to improve on its own?
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Probable: usually recovers over 4 weeks if merely involves nerve myelin covering but if axon inside involved, looking at several months. Most of these issues resolve fully over time
Answered 12/13/2014
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