A case of Klumpke's obstetric brachial plexus palsy following a Cesarean section

It is generally thought that Klumpke's palsy is not seen as obstetric injury. The authors present a case of Klumpke's palsy with Horner syndrome following delivery by emergency Cesarean section. Neurolysis and nerve grafting partially corrected the paralysis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al‐Qattan, Mohammad M., El‐Sayed, Amel A. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27648266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.644
Descripción
Sumario:It is generally thought that Klumpke's palsy is not seen as obstetric injury. The authors present a case of Klumpke's palsy with Horner syndrome following delivery by emergency Cesarean section. Neurolysis and nerve grafting partially corrected the paralysis.

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