About one in 1,000 children are born with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), upper extremity weakness or paralysis ...

The cords terminate in 5 main peripheral nerves: axillary, musculocutaneous, median, radial, and ulnar. Other prominent nerves originate from the brachial plexus roots and trunk, including the ...

The motor neuron response from peripheral nerve stimulation on the unaffected side showed a normal signal configuration and latency period (21 ms). The diagnosis of a complete brachial plexus ...

Brachial Plexus: A network of nerves that sends signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Electromyography (EMG): A diagnostic procedure that assesses the health of muscles and the ...

The condition affects primarily the upper trunk of the brachial plexus, which is part of ... the spinal cord itself as opposed to the peripheral nerves branching off the spine.

The brachial artery was repaired using an interposition graft, while the fracture was managed by internal plate fixation. Postoperatively the peripheral pulses were stronger and the hypesthesia ...