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Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy

MedGen UID:
1640851
Concept ID:
C2062712
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Lesion; Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy

Definition

Perinatal nerve injury involving the BRACHIAL PLEXUS involving a weak or paralyzed upper extremity. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Berényi M, Szeredai M, Cseh Á
Ideggyogy Sz 2022 Jul 30;75(7-08):247-252. doi: 10.18071/isz.75.0247. PMID: 35916611
Smith BW, Daunter AK, Yang LJ, Wilson TJ
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Jun 1;172(6):585-591. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0124. PMID: 29710183
Yang LJ
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):222-34. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.009. PMID: 24863029

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chauhan SP, Gherman RB
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2022 Sep;49(3):491-500. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.02.005. PMID: 36122981
Nguyen MT, Ouzounian JG
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;48(2):387-399. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.02.008. PMID: 33972073
Werner JM, Berggren J, Loiselle J, Lee GK
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 May;63(5):545-551. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14741. PMID: 33219706
Spires MC, Brown SM, Chang KW, Leonard JA, Yang LJ
Muscle Nerve 2017 Jan;55(1):69-73. Epub 2016 Nov 4 doi: 10.1002/mus.25193. PMID: 27191660
Chauhan SP, Blackwell SB, Ananth CV
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):210-8. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.007. PMID: 24863027

Diagnosis

Berényi M, Szeredai M, Cseh Á
Ideggyogy Sz 2022 Jul 30;75(7-08):247-252. doi: 10.18071/isz.75.0247. PMID: 35916611
Nguyen MT, Ouzounian JG
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;48(2):387-399. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.02.008. PMID: 33972073
Augustine HFM, Coroneos CJ, Christakis MK, Pizzuto K, Bain JR
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2019 Mar;41(3):312-315. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.05.002. PMID: 30414804
Spires MC, Brown SM, Chang KW, Leonard JA, Yang LJ
Muscle Nerve 2017 Jan;55(1):69-73. Epub 2016 Nov 4 doi: 10.1002/mus.25193. PMID: 27191660
Yang LJ
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):222-34. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.009. PMID: 24863029

Therapy

Dunbar DC, Vilensky JA, Suárez-Quian CA, Shen PY, Metaizeau JP, Supakul N
Clin Anat 2021 Sep;34(6):884-898. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1002/ca.23739. PMID: 33904192
Werner JM, Berggren J, Loiselle J, Lee GK
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 May;63(5):545-551. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14741. PMID: 33219706
Oleszek JL, Kanallakan AS, Powell AJ
J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2020;13(2):205-207. doi: 10.3233/PRM-200707. PMID: 32444580
Augustine HFM, Coroneos CJ, Christakis MK, Pizzuto K, Bain JR
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2019 Mar;41(3):312-315. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.05.002. PMID: 30414804
Alfonso DT
Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis 2011;69(1):11-6. PMID: 21332434

Prognosis

Girard AO, Suresh V, Lopez CD, Seal SM, Tuffaha SH, Redett RJ, Halsey JN
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jul;38(7):1241-1258. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05538-z. PMID: 35536348
Augustine HFM, Coroneos CJ, Christakis MK, Pizzuto K, Bain JR
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2019 Mar;41(3):312-315. Epub 2018 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.05.002. PMID: 30414804
Heise CO, Martins R, Siqueira M
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2015 Sep;73(9):803-8. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20150105. PMID: 26352501
Yang LJ
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):222-34. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.009. PMID: 24863029
Chauhan SP, Blackwell SB, Ananth CV
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):210-8. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.007. PMID: 24863027

Clinical prediction guides

Srinivasan N, Mahajan J, Gupta S, Shah YM, Shafei J, Levidy MF, Abdelmalek G, Pant K, Jain K, Zhao C, Chu A, McGrath A
Microsurgery 2022 May;42(4):381-390. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1002/micr.30871. PMID: 35147253Free PMC Article
Avram CM, Garg B, Skeith AE, Caughey AB
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):6953-6960. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1932804. PMID: 34096464
Werner JM, Berggren J, Loiselle J, Lee GK
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 May;63(5):545-551. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14741. PMID: 33219706
Buitenhuis SM, Pondaag W, Wolterbeek R, Malessy MJA
Pediatr Neurol 2018 Sep;86:52-56. Epub 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.04.007. PMID: 30057144
Yang LJ
Semin Perinatol 2014 Jun;38(4):222-34. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.009. PMID: 24863029

Recent systematic reviews

Lewis SP, Sweeney JK
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2023;43(5):503-527. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1080/01942638.2023.2169091. PMID: 36659827
Girard AO, Suresh V, Lopez CD, Seal SM, Tuffaha SH, Redett RJ, Halsey JN
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jul;38(7):1241-1258. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05538-z. PMID: 35536348
Srinivasan N, Mahajan J, Gupta S, Shah YM, Shafei J, Levidy MF, Abdelmalek G, Pant K, Jain K, Zhao C, Chu A, McGrath A
Microsurgery 2022 May;42(4):381-390. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.1002/micr.30871. PMID: 35147253Free PMC Article
Van der Looven R, Le Roy L, Tanghe E, Samijn B, Roets E, Pauwels N, Deschepper E, De Muynck M, Vingerhoets G, Van den Broeck C
Dev Med Child Neurol 2020 Jun;62(6):673-683. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14381. PMID: 31670385
Chang KW, Justice D, Chung KC, Yang LJ
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Oct;12(4):395-405. Epub 2013 Aug 9 doi: 10.3171/2013.6.PEDS12630. PMID: 23930602

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