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

Key Clinical Message 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. It is gen...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 4; no. 9; pp. 872 - 875
Main Authors Al‐Qattan, Mohammad M., El‐Sayed, Amel A. F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2016
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Brachial plexus
Case Report
Case Reports
Cesarean section
Childbirth & labor
Health risk assessment
Injuries
Klumpke's palsy
obstetric
Obstetrics
Spinal manipulation
Surgery
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Klumpke's palsy
obstetric
Brachial plexus
Cesarean section
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Summary:Key Clinical Message 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. 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.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.644