Cargando…
Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy
We report a case of brachial plexus birth palsy in an infant with the inability to move the left upper limb since birth. There was neither history of birth trauma nor any complications during delivery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brachial plexus showed postganglionic injury with musculoskele...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2018
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30197829 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcis.JCIS_26_18 |
_version_ | 1783351867318730752 |
---|---|
author | Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth Tandon, Sachin Gundogan, Munire Abdalla, Abdalla Ali |
author_facet | Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth Tandon, Sachin Gundogan, Munire Abdalla, Abdalla Ali |
author_sort | Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth |
collection | PubMed |
description | We report a case of brachial plexus birth palsy in an infant with the inability to move the left upper limb since birth. There was neither history of birth trauma nor any complications during delivery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brachial plexus showed postganglionic injury with musculoskeletal abnormalities. The child underwent surgical repair of the plexus and is on physical rehabilitation. In this case report, we discuss the utility of a single MRI examination with an elaborate discussion on various MRI signs of brachial plexus injury including secondary musculoskeletal manifestations. The case reiterates the significance of two-in-one approach while imaging these cases with MRI. Apart from reporting the damage to the brachial plexus, the radiologist should actively search for glenohumeral dysplasia. Awareness of classification and assessment of glenohumeral dysplasia should be routinely included as an integral part of imaging report as it adds incremental value to the overall patient management and functional outcome. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-6118109 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2018 |
publisher | Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-61181092018-09-07 Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth Tandon, Sachin Gundogan, Munire Abdalla, Abdalla Ali J Clin Imaging Sci Case Report We report a case of brachial plexus birth palsy in an infant with the inability to move the left upper limb since birth. There was neither history of birth trauma nor any complications during delivery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brachial plexus showed postganglionic injury with musculoskeletal abnormalities. The child underwent surgical repair of the plexus and is on physical rehabilitation. In this case report, we discuss the utility of a single MRI examination with an elaborate discussion on various MRI signs of brachial plexus injury including secondary musculoskeletal manifestations. The case reiterates the significance of two-in-one approach while imaging these cases with MRI. Apart from reporting the damage to the brachial plexus, the radiologist should actively search for glenohumeral dysplasia. Awareness of classification and assessment of glenohumeral dysplasia should be routinely included as an integral part of imaging report as it adds incremental value to the overall patient management and functional outcome. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6118109/ /pubmed/30197829 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcis.JCIS_26_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Clinical Imaging Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth Tandon, Sachin Gundogan, Munire Abdalla, Abdalla Ali Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title | Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title_full | Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title_fullStr | Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title_full_unstemmed | Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title_short | Adding Value to the Magnetic Resonance Examination in a Case of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy |
title_sort | adding value to the magnetic resonance examination in a case of brachial plexus birth palsy |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30197829 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcis.JCIS_26_18 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT dsouzaajayprashanth addingvaluetothemagneticresonanceexaminationinacaseofbrachialplexusbirthpalsy AT tandonsachin addingvaluetothemagneticresonanceexaminationinacaseofbrachialplexusbirthpalsy AT gundoganmunire addingvaluetothemagneticresonanceexaminationinacaseofbrachialplexusbirthpalsy AT abdallaabdallaali addingvaluetothemagneticresonanceexaminationinacaseofbrachialplexusbirthpalsy |