Open AccessA case of Klumpke's obstetric brachial plexus palsy following a Cesarean section
Author(s) -
AlQattan Mohammad M.,
ElSayed Amel A. F.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.644
Subject(s) - medicine , neurolysis , brachial plexus , palsy , paralysis , surgery , brachial plexus injury , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
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.