Klumpke paralysis
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| Brachial plexus | |
| ICD-10 | P14.1 |
| ICD-9 | 767.6 |
| DiseasesDB | 7200 |
Klumpke paralysis or Klumpke palsy is palsy of the brachial plexus.
It is an injury of childbirth affecting the spinal nerves C7, C8, and T1. Symptoms include paralysis of intrinsic hand muscles, and ulnar nerve distribution numbness. It can be contrasted to Erb's palsy, which affects C5 and C6.
The risk is greater when the mother is small, or with a low birth weight.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- FPnotebook NIC67
- GPnotebook -335151040
- synd/335 at Who Named It
- Norman/Georgetown clinicalconsiderations
- Klumpke Palsy Overview at erbspalsy.net
- Diagram at pediatricneuro.com
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