Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) has an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births and it has not declined despite recent advances in obstetrics. Most patients will recover spontaneously, but some will remain severely handicapped. Rehabilitation is important in most cases and brachial plexus s...
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doaj-8f9f1cdf9aa2429798644c569477024c2020-11-25T01:40:46ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-09-0173980380810.1590/0004-282X20150105S0004-282X2015000900803Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challengeCarlos Otto HeiseRoberto MartinsMário SiqueiraNeonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) has an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births and it has not declined despite recent advances in obstetrics. Most patients will recover spontaneously, but some will remain severely handicapped. Rehabilitation is important in most cases and brachial plexus surgery can improve the functional outcome of selected patients. This review highlights the current management of infants with NBPP, including conservative and operative approaches.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000900803&lng=en&tlng=enparalisa obstétricaplexo braquialtraumatismos do nascimentocirurgia de nervo periféricocirurgia do plexo braquial |
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Carlos Otto Heise Roberto Martins Mário Siqueira Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria paralisa obstétrica plexo braquial traumatismos do nascimento cirurgia de nervo periférico cirurgia do plexo braquial |
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Carlos Otto Heise Roberto Martins Mário Siqueira |
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Carlos Otto Heise |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) |
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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1678-4227 |
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2015-09-01 |
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Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) has an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births and it has not declined despite recent advances in obstetrics. Most patients will recover spontaneously, but some will remain severely handicapped. Rehabilitation is important in most cases and brachial plexus surgery can improve the functional outcome of selected patients. This review highlights the current management of infants with NBPP, including conservative and operative approaches. |
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paralisa obstétrica plexo braquial traumatismos do nascimento cirurgia de nervo periférico cirurgia do plexo braquial |
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