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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Main Authors: Carlos Otto Heise, Roberto Martins, Mário Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000900803&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling 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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author Carlos Otto Heise
Roberto Martins
Mário Siqueira
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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
author_facet Carlos Otto Heise
Roberto Martins
Mário Siqueira
author_sort Carlos Otto Heise
title Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
title_short Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
title_full Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
title_fullStr Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
title_full_unstemmed Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
title_sort neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge
publisher Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
series Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
issn 1678-4227
publishDate 2015-09-01
description 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.
topic paralisa obstétrica
plexo braquial
traumatismos do nascimento
cirurgia de nervo periférico
cirurgia do plexo braquial
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000900803&lng=en&tlng=en
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