Brachial plexus palsy in adults.Brachial plexus palsy in adults usually occurs due to injury or trauma to the neck and shoulder. Typically, a stretch injury in the neck or shoulder causes brachial plexus nerve damage and loss of motion. What Are Brachial Plexus Palsy Symptoms? Based on the ty...
The damage due to brachial plexus can be significant and the pain associated intense. The nerve damage often causes an inability to use the arm, a short and withered appearance, and/or discomfort and pain when using or stretching it. Basic functions become an incredibly arduous ordeal. Watching...
The article presents two images of an infant with brachial-plexus palsy and sympathetic-nerve damage. The infant was brought to the clinic because there was a consistent temperature difference between the infant's right and left hands. After a medical examination, the infant was found to have ...
Neurapraxia is a brachial plexus injury thatstretches the nerves significantly— but doesn’t damage or tear them. In some cases, neurapraxia will heal on its own without treatment, though recovery can take several weeks or months. Neurapraxia is the most common form of brachial plexus nerve i...
Each root is the anterior primary ramus of a spinal nerve. The anterior primary rami give off branches before they settle down, so to speak, as the roots of the plexus. The roots of the brachial plexus come from spinal nerves: C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1 (variations will not be discussed...
C5, C6 and C7nerve roots of the brachial plexus Sensory supply None Motor supply Serratus anterior(protracts and stabilises scapula) Clinical significance: long thoracic nerve An injury to the long thoracic nerve, for example as a result of a sports injury or damage during axillary surgery, resu...
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury (JBPPNI) is an Open Access, online journal encompassing all aspects of basic and clinical research findings in the area of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury. Articles on diagnostic and imaging aspects of the peripheral nervous system ...
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury (JBPPNI) ceased to be published by BioMed Central in June 2014. The journal is now published in cooperation with Thieme Publishers. Please visit the new journal website at www.jbppni.com for further information. BioMed Central will continue...
Evolving microsurgical techniques have significantly changed our attitude to surgical reconstruction of peripheral nerve lesions, including those of the brachial plexus. However, because of the considerable distance the nerves have to regenerate after restoring anatomical continuity in the brachial plexus, the...
Rupture injuries involve the nerve being torn at several locations (but not at the spinal attachment) and require surgery and therapy to restore normal function. Avulsion injuries are when the nerves are pulled from the spinal cord. This is the most severe type of Brachial Plexus injury and req...