Diseases

Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy

Perinatal nerve injury involving the BRACHIAL PLEXUS involving a weak or paralyzed upper extremity.

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Abstract

Perinatal nerve injury involving the BRACHIAL PLEXUS involving a weak or paralyzed upper extremity.

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2 entry terms
  • Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Lesion
  • Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Brachial Plexus Neuropathies (2000-2018)
  • Brachial Plexus/injuries (1973-2018)
  • Paralysis, Obstetric (1973-2018)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076984. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076984
  2. Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrical_brachial_plexus_palsy
  3. Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1629731