Brachial Plexus Injury
Brachial Plexus Injury: Introduction
Brachial Plexus Injury:
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts
signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Brachial plexus
injuries are caused by ... more about Brachial Plexus Injury.
Brachial Plexus Injury: Damage to the nerves controlling the shoulder and arm (often from childbirth).
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causes, and treatments of Brachial Plexus Injury is available below.
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Prognosis for Brachial Plexus Injury
Prognosis for Brachial Plexus Injury:
Good for neuropraxia (90-100% recovery); avulsion and rupture require prompt surgery for recovery.
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Types of Brachial Plexus Injury
Types of Brachial Plexus Injury
- Neuropraxia Brachial Plexus Injury - (Stretch Brachial Plexus Injury) most common; nerve damaged but not torn.
- Avulsion Brachial Plexus Injury - most severe; nerve torn from the spine
- Rupture Brachial Plexus Injury - nerve torn but not at the spine
- Neuroma Brachial Plexus Injury - nerve has partially healed with scar tissue damage.
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The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts
signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Brachial plexus
injuries are caused by damage to those nerves.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Brachial Plexus Injuries Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Brachial Plexus Injury:
Brachial Plexus Injury is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Brachial Plexus Injury, or a subtype of Brachial Plexus Injury,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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