The natural history and management of brachial plexus.

Brachial plexus birth injury, also known as brachial plexus injury, is an injury to the brachial plexus nerves that occurs in about one to three out of every 1,000 births The nerves of the brachial plexus may be stretched, compressed, or torn in a difficult delivery.

Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy. Introduction. Brachial plexus birth palsy has a reported incidence between 0.38 to 1.56 per 1000 live births. The quality of obstetrical care available and the average birth weight in different geographic areas may explain the variable incidence.

Erb’s palsy is the most common obstetric brachial plexus injury followed by total plexus palsy. The distribution of Klumpke’s birth palsy with modern obstetric practice is unknown.

Brachial plexus birth palsy: an overview of early treatment considerations. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2009;67(1):83-9. Abstract Since the description by Smellie in 1764, in a French mid-wifery text, that first suggested an obstetric origin for upper limb birth palsy, great strides have been made in both diag-nosis and early and late treatment.

Familial congenital brachial plexus palsy is characterized by the presence of arm deformity at the time of birth, weakness in the typical distribution seen in patients with brachial plexus palsy, and a positive family history.30,31 Mollica and associates30 reported one family with eight affected members.

Brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP) is upper-limb paralysis in a newborn owing to injury to one or more nerve roots of the brachial plexus. The most prevalent form is Erb’s palsy, whereby movements around the shoulder and flexion at the elbow are impaired due to injury to C5-C6 nerve roots.

Birth-related brachial plexus injuries are the most common cause of associated palsies, but they can also be the result of trauma and injury in adults and children. A fall, an automobile collision, a bullet wound, and even playing contact sports can all lead to the kind of stretching or other trauma that damages the brachial plexus.

Also, birth (obstetric) injuries can involve the upper trunk leading to an Erb palsy or the lower trunk resulting in a Klumpke palsy. Pathology. Non-obstetric plexus injuries can result from both blunt and penetrating trauma with motor vehicle collisions, in particular motorcycles, the most common cause 5. Classification. In the simplest form.

In some cases, any type of palsy caused by the brachial plexus damage is simply called Erb’s palsy or brachial plexus palsy. When all five nerves of the brachial plexus are damaged it is called global palsy. Symptoms. Brachial plexus palsies are the result of damage to the nerves that control the arms.

Erb’s palsy is a type of palsy or weakness or paralysis of muscles. This occurs sometimes in infants due to injuries to nerves during childbirth. It is also sometimes called brachial plexus palsy, after the name of the bundle of nerves damaged.

Brachial plexus palsy in the neonate is classified according to the anatomic location and type of injury. Upper plexus lesions are observed most frequently. The overall rate of perinatal brachial plexus palsy (PBPP) has remained stable for the last 3 decades, although risk factors for the injury are well described. The true rate of full recovery after PBPP remains controversial. Knowledge of.

A type of palsy known as brachial plexus palsy is caused by a birth injury to the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus is the network of nerves that control movement and sensation of the arm. Brachial plexus palsy injury results in weak or paralyzed muscles in the shoulder, arm, and hand.