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A neurological complication following interscalene brachial plexus block
Author(s) -
BARUTELL C.,
VIDAL F.,
RAICH M.,
MONTERO A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb05119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , complication , anesthesia , nerve block , brachial plexus block , surgery
Summary A case is reported of the unfortunate development of permanent neurological damage to the motor outflow of at least two of C 7 , C 8 and T 1 motor nerve roots; following an attempted block of the brachial plexus using the interscalene approach.