2024年3月27日 · A brachial plexus injury happens when these nerves are stretched, squeezed together, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or torn away from the spinal cord. Minor brachial plexus injuries, called stingers or burners, are common in contact sports, such as football.

A brachial plexus injury involves sudden damage to the network of nerves that branch off from your spinal cord in your neck and extend down into your shoulder, arm and hand. Symptoms include muscle weakness, pain and diminished sensation.

The brachial plexus is a network of intertwined nerves that control movement and sensation in the arm and hand. A traumatic brachial plexus injury involves sudden damage to these nerves, and may cause weakness, loss of feeling, or loss of movement in the shoulder, arm, or hand.

Brachial plexus injuries are categorized according to how the nerves are damaged and the severity of the injury. When the nerves are stretched to the point of injury, it is referred to as neuropraxia. There are two main ways this injury occurs: compression and traction.

2023年2月6日 · In the simplest terms, the brachial plexus can be thought of as 5 nerve roots (C5 through T1), which originate in the posterior triangle of the neck and extend into the axilla and terminate in five nerves: musculocutaneous, axillary, radial, median, and ulnar. The plexus occasionally receives contributions from the C4 and T2 nerve roots. [2] .

Adult brachial plexus injury (BPI) is characterized by many complex problems and remains a dilemma to the reconstructive microsurgeon, especially when attempting to reconstruct cases of total root avulsion.

In a brachial plexus injury (BPI), the nerves are either pulled out of the spinal cord or are stretched too far. When this happens, the signals between your spinal cord and shoulder, elbow, arm, hand, and fingers no longer work.

Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries refer to injuries to the group of nerves that supply the arms and hands. These injuries include birth-related palsies, trauma and peripheral tumors. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that run from the cervical spinal cord in the neck to the shoulder, arm, and hand.

2024年7月19日 · Brachial plexus injuries (also known as Erb’s palsy and Dejerine-Klumpke palsy) are caused by damage to a network of nerves that carries signals from the upper parts of the spinal cord to shoulders, arms, and hands. The damage is typically due to trauma, tumors, inflammation, pressure, athletic injuries, or nerves being stretched too far.

One form of brachial plexus injury, often called Erb's palsy or Erb-Duchenne palsy, causes loss of sensation or paralysis in the upper arm. This injury usually affects infants during a difficult childbirth, however, it can also happen at any age after a trauma to the head and shoulder.