Erb's
Palsy
Erb's
Palsy is a type of Brachial
Plexus injury of a child's upper brachial plexus, affecting
muscles around the shoulder and elbow. Erb's Palsy is characterized
by a lack of movement in a child's arm and shoulder. As many
as 60% of people with brachial plexus injuries are affected
with the Erb's Palsy type.
Klumpke's
Palsy
Klumpke's
Palsy is a type of Brachial
Plexus injury of a child's lower brachial plexus, affecting
the muscles of the forearm and hand. Klumpke's Palsy is characterized
by a lack of movement in a child's wrist or hand.
Horner's
Syndrome
Horner's Syndrome is a type of Brachial
Plexus injury that affects the facial nerves. Horner's
Syndrome is a rare condition that results in ptosis of the eyelid
and pupil dilation. Symptoms associated with Horner's Syndrome
are constricted pupils, elevation of the eyelid, retraction
of the eyeball into the head, slight drooping of the eyelid,
and increased pink color and warmth of the ear and nose.
Complete
Palsy
Complete Palsy is an injury to the entire Brachial Plexus. All
the nerves of the Brachial Plexus are damaged to some extent.
Shoulder
Dystocia
Shoulder dystocia results from a difficulty during birth in
which the shoulders will not pass through the mother's pelvis.
Complicated maneuvers must be performed, often resulting in
injury, or shoulder dystocia. Some types of shoulder dystocia
injuries are fractures of the clavicle or humerus, nerve injuries,
asphyxia and death. Brachial plexus
injuries may result from shoulder dystocia and is one of
the most common groupings of birth injuries.
Other
Birth Injuries
Other types of birth injuries include:
