A pain in an arm, caused by the scalenus anterior muscle pressing the subclavian artery and the brachial plexus against the vertebrae.
Symptoms caused by a scalenus muscle (especially scalenus anterior) compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus against the bones of upper thoracic or lower cervical vertebrae; loss of sensation, discomfort, and vascular symptoms in the affected shoulder and arm occur.
The group of symptoms caused by the scalenus anterior muscle compressing the subclavian artery and the lower roots of the brachial plexus against the fibrous and bony structures of the outlet of the upper, thoracic vertebrae. Loss of sensation, wasting, and vascular symptoms may be found in the affected arm.
A symptom complex characterized by brachial neuritis with or without vascular or vasomotor disturbance in the upper extremities. Also called scalenus anticus syndrome.