Brachial plexus injuries in infants are most commonly caused by trauma to the neck as it stretches away from the shoulders during birth. Unfortunately, these injuries can occur during the delivery of ...

Brachial plexus injuries occur unpredictably and vary in presentation and severity. The degree of nerve damage varies from partial to complete involvement of the plexus to mild stretching to complete ...

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 stretching ...

After extensive research, investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have developed the first-ever patient questionnaire to measure the physical and emotional impact of brachial plexus injury ...

Results highlight the effective use of nerve transfer in patients suffering from brachial plexus injuries for reconstruction of elbow flexion to help improve their quality of life. Researchers ...

Erb-Duchenne and Dejerine-Klumpke are palsies of the brachial plexus. Palsy refers to paralysis while brachial plexus is the network of nerves in the region from the neck down towards the shoulder, ...

Approximately one in 10 patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury experience concomitant rotator cuff tears, which may contribute to shoulder dysfunction, according to study results. In a ...

While radiation treatments deliver precise doses of high-energy X-rays to stop cancer cells from spreading or to shrink tumors, oncologists have become increasingly concerned about inadvertent ...

BACKGROUND: Shoulder dystocia takes place when a baby gets stuck by the shoulders behind the mother's pelvic bone during delivery. This happens when a baby is already in the birth canal, so to ease ...

Upper-arm weakness (paresis) or paralysis indicates peripheral-nerve damage to the brachial plexus, a network of lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal nerves supplying the arm, forearm, and hand.