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Klumpke's paralysis
Classification and external resources
Brachial plexus
ICD-10 P14.1
ICD-9 767.6
DiseasesDB 7200

Klumpke's paralysis or Klumpke's palsy or Dejerine-Klumpke palsy is palsy of the brachial plexus. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings P00-P96 - Certain conditions originating in the Perinatal period (P00-P04 Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy labour and The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The Diseases Database is a free Website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions Symptoms, and Medications. In Medicine, palsy is the paralysis of a body part often accompanied by loss of sensation and by uncontrolled body movements such as shaking The brachial Plexus is an arrangement of nerve fibers running from the spine formed by the Ventral rami of the lower cervical and upper thoracic nerve roots specifically

A form of brachial plexus injury in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the forearm and hand due to a childbirth injury to the roots of eighth cervical C8 and first thoracic T1 nerves or the lower part of the brachial plexus, a network of spinal nerves that originates in the back of the neck, extends through the axilla (armpit), and gives rise to nerves to the upper limb. The Brachial plexus is a network of Nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the Shoulder, Arm and Hand. Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or The thoracic nerves are the Spinal nerves emerging from the Thoracic vertebrae. [1][2]

The risk is greater when the mother is small or when the infant is of large weight.

The most common aetiological mechanism is caused by a traumatic vaginal delivery, necessitated by shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a specific case of Dystocia whereby after the delivery of the head the anterior Shoulder of the Infant cannot pass below the pubic

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Symptoms

Symptoms include paralysis of intrinsic hand muscles, and ulnar nerve distribution numbness. Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function The hands ( med / lat: manus pl manūs are the two intricate prehensile multi- Fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a In Human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve which runs near the Ulna bone Involvement of T1 may result in Horner's syndrome. The thoracic nerves are the Spinal nerves emerging from the Thoracic vertebrae. Horner's syndrome is a clinical Syndrome caused by damage to the Sympathetic nervous system. It can be contrasted to Erb-Duchenne's palsy, which affects C5 and C6. Erb's Palsy ( Erb-Duchenne Palsy, Brachial plexus paralysis) is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves (specifically

Incidence/prevalence

Klumpke Palsy is listed as a 'rare disease' by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Klumpke Palsy, or a subtype of Klumpke Palsy, affects fewer than 200,000 people in the US population.

References

  1. ^ Shenaq SM, Spiegel AJ. Hand, Brachial Plexus Surgery. eMedicine. com. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic450.htm. Accessed on: April 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Klumpke palsy. Stedman's Dictionary. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?exact=Y&keyword=Klumpke+palsy. Accessed on: April 13, 2007.

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Dystocia ( Antonym eutocia) is an abnormal or difficult Childbirth or labour Erb's Palsy ( Erb-Duchenne Palsy, Brachial plexus paralysis) is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves (specifically The Family Practice Notebook is a medical database focused on Family practice. GPnotebook is a British medical database for General practitioners (GPs Who Named It? is an English-language dictionary of medical eponyms and the People associated with their identification Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D
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