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Describe what is Klumpke's paralysis ?


Roflguy 25th Mar, 2020
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Pratyay Islam 25th Mar, 2020

Hello,

Klumpke's Paralysis - Here is all you need to know

  • Nerve Injury - Lower Trunk of Brachial Plexus - Median Nerve, Ulnar Nerve, T-1 Sympathetic Fibres
  • Cause of Injury - Hyper Abduction of arm which can happen due to - Holding a support suddenly while falling from height or birth injury.Maybe due to sportsinjury by cervical rib ( cervical rib syndrome) or by abnormal insertion or spasm of anterior and middle scalene muscle(scalene syndrome).
  • Clinical Feature - Claw hand deformity and Horners syndrome(Drooping eyelids)

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