Brachial plexus injuries occur unpredictably and vary in presentation and severity. The degree of nerve damage varies from partial to complete involvement of the plexus to mild stretching to ...

Years after suffering a birth injury, Ryan Stehlik is playing lacrosse and wants to eventually become a physical therapist ...

Tyler Theroux came into the world with a brachial plexus birth injury that kept his left arm dysfunctional and contorted in ...

Ryan Stehlik has been treated at Shriners Hospital since he was born and the Philadelphia hospital has been like a second home to him, write ...

Kandamany, N. 1166 Brachial Plexus Injury Patterns Have Remained Unchanged Over Two Time Epochs. Pediatr Res 68 (Suppl 1), 577 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203 ...

The condition affects primarily the upper trunk of the brachial plexus, which is part of the ... been momentarily pinched or lacerated. If the injury is more severe than tingling or numbness ...

[15] The posterior rami provide spine muscle and trunk skin sensation. The most complex nerve plexus is the brachial plexus, consisting of cervical nerves 5 through 8 (C5 to C8) and thoracic nerve ...