Brachial birth palsy describes an injury sustained during childbirth that damages the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that runs through the neck, shoulder, arm and hand. About one to four out ...

Palsy refers to paralysis while brachial plexus is the network of nerves in the region from the neck down towards the shoulder, arm, and hands. Erb-Duchenne palsy refers to the paralysis of the ...

Brachial plexus palsy represents a spectrum of injuries that affect the network of nerves controlling the upper limb. These injuries often arise during the birthing process, when excessive ...

Birthing is a delicate process suspended between hope and uncertainty. This moment calls for the medical personnel to be extra careful. Possible complications are not just limited to the mother; ...

Recently published results showed ultrasound screening is appropriate for infants with brachial plexus birth palsy with a passive external rotation in adduction of 60° or less used as the ...

In their paper “Isolated open anterior shoulder release in brachial plexus birth palsy,” Marion Burnier, MD, and colleagues present a single-surgeon series of 40 patients between the ages of 1 ...

Background: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy is rare, but the limb impairments are manifold and often long-lasting. Physiotherapy, microsurgical nerve reconstruction, secondary joint corrections ...

Brachial Plexus Palsy is an injury that can be from birth or from an accident. The Brachial Plexus is a group of nerves in the neck that control the shoulder, arm, hand and fingers.

Abbreviations BMI body mass index, BPP backpack palsy, EMG electromyography, HNPP hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies, ICD international classification of diseases.

Brachial birth palsy describes an injury sustained during childbirth that damages the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that runs through the neck, shoulder, arm and hand. About one to four out ...