brachial palsy in newborns…

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central nervous system, klumpke paralysis, erb-duchenne paralysis, erb's palsy, brachial palsy, paralysis, weakness, the arm, brachial plexus, collection of nerves around the shoulder, brachial nerve injuries, a difficult delivery, occur infant's head, neck, pulled toward the side, the shoulders pass, the birth canal, excessive pulling on the shoulders, a vertex delivery, head, by pressure on the raised arms, a breech delivery, feet, infant, have varying degrees of arm paralysis, brachial plexus injuries typically affect only the upper arm, erb's paralysis affects the upper arm, rotation, the lower arm, klumpke paralysis affects the hand, infant, have an eyelid droop on the opposite side, brachial palsy is less common now that delivery techniques have improved, more use of c-sections, baby is removed surgically, the abdomen, risk factors, larger than average newborn, shoulder dystocia, breech delivery, arm, shoulder fractures, affect newborns, had a difficult delivery, fractures, cause pseudoparalysis, symptoms very similar, the long-term outlook is very different, noticed, soon after birth, lack of spontaneous movement, in the upper, lower arm, hand, grip decreased on the affected side, moro reflex is absent on the affected side, normal arm position, arm flexed at elbow, held against body, absent, weak on affected side, a physical exam, the infant, the moro reflex is absent on the affected side, reflex, present in an infant, pseudoparalysis, in pseudoparalysis, infant has a fracture, not moving the arm, pain, arm, flop, the infant is rolled side to side, a full recovery is expected rarely, palsy, persist, strength has not returned, muscles by 3-6 months of age, surgery on the nerves, restore it, tendon transfers, help to compensate, nerves, not functioning properly, gentle massage, the arm, range of motion exercises, mild cases, in more severe cases, a pediatric neurologist, an orthopedic hand surgeon, consulted, in cases of pseudoparalysis, child, begin, use the affected arm, the fracture heals, most infants recover, 6 months, that, not have a very poor outlook, need further surgery to try to compensate, the nerve deficits, complications include permanent, partial, total loss of function, the affected nerves, causing paralysis, the arm, arm weakness, newborn shows a lack of movement of either arm, taking measures to avoid a difficult delivery, whenever possible, reduces the risk of brachial palsy in newborn babies.