Surgical repair is attempted when the brachial plexus injury fails to resolve: Nerve graft: The damaged part of brachial plexus is removed and replaced with nerve sections taken from other parts of ...

Erb’s palsy and Klumpke’s paralysis are complications of brachial plexus injuries that most often occur during difficult child births. Some brachial plexus injuries resolve on their own with time.

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.

The month of October is Brachial Plexus Awareness Month. What is that you may ask? Brachial Plexus Palsy is an injury that can be from birth or from an accident. The Brachial Plexus is a group of ...

Inspired by real experiences with birth injury, the tender story highlights resilience, healing, and hope for affected children and parents. ONTARIO, CANADA, October ...

October is Brachial Plexus Injury Awareness Month. Brachial plexus injuries affect five in 1,000 births. This injury during the birthing process leaves an infant with one or both arms paralyzed. The ...

Twice a year, Anni Lierhaus wished she was sick enough to stay home from school. Not coincidentally, those were the same days she and other elementary, middle and high school students throughout the ...

The brachial artery is the chief artery supplying blood to the arm, forearm, and hand. It supplies the tissues of the upper limb with oxygen and nutrients. Two terminal brachial artery branches, the ...

When I think of the people who have touched my life, I credit the members of Me and My Uncle Band, who have kept alive the spirit of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, and my spirit, too. In honor of ...

If you’re a healthy person without any circulatory issues, blood flows to and from your extremities, like your legs and feet, without any problems. But in some people, the arteries begin to narrow, ...