Brachial plexus palsy /

This volume is a monograph about brachial plexus palsy. Severe brachial plexus injuries are often caused by traffic accidents, especially motorcycle accidents. The intercostal nerve transfer to the musculocutaneous nerve is a standard treatment of choice.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kawai, Hideo, Kawabata, H. (Hidehiko)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2000.
Temas:
Brachial plexus > Wounds and injuries.
Brachial plexus > Paralysis.
Brachial plexus > Surgery.
Nerves, Peripheral > Surgery.
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
Plexus brachial > Lésions et blessures.
Plexus brachial > Paralysie.
MEDICAL > Surgery > Neurosurgery.
Brachial plexus > Surgery
Brachial plexus > Wounds and injuries
Nerves, Peripheral > Surgery
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  • Chapter 1 ANATOMY OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • THE MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE
  • SYMPATHETIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROOTS OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • VASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2 HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3 BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TRAUMATIC TRACTION AND CRUSH LESIONS OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • MECHANISM OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY
  • EXPERIMENT IN STRETCHING OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS (KAWAI 1989)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS
  • Anatomy of the brachial plexus in rabbitsresults
  • discussion
  • nature of injury
  • locations of the lesions (narakas 1985)
  • conservative treatment
  • nerve surgery of the brachial plexus
  • thoracic outlet syndrome
  • iatrogenic lesions such as postanesthetic palsy, needle puncture and after tumor excision around the neck and shoulder
  • brachial plexus lesions associated with shoulder dislocation
  • gunshot wounds of the brachial plexus
  • secondary compression after trauma such as clavicular malunion, and the pack palsy
  • LACERATIONS OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUSPARSONAGE-TURNER SYNDROME OR BRACHIAL NEURITIS
  • VASCULAR LESIONS SUCH AS ANEURYSM OF SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY OR VEIN
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 4 CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS LESION
  • 1. THE NATURE OF THE PLEXUS INJURY
  • 2. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MOTOR AND SENSORY LOSS OR DEFECTS
  • 3. TINEL'S SIGN
  • 4. HORNER'S SYNDROME
  • 5. PARALYSIS OF THE NECK MUSCLES AND CERTAIN SCAPULA MUSCLES
  • 6. THE SPINAL CORD
  • DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
  • (1) Examination of the Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • (2) Axon Reflex Testing
  • (A) Histamine flare testb) Cold vasodilation test
  • 3) Electrodiagnosis
  • (a) Motor nerve conduction studies and electromyography
  • (b) Sensory nerve conduction studies
  • 4) Radiological Examination
  • (a) Trauma in the vicinity of the brachial plexus
  • (b) Diaphragm
  • (c) Myelography
  • (d) Magnetic resonace imaging
  • (5) Exploration of the Brachial Plexus and Intraoperative Electrodiagnosis
  • NORMAL MEDIAN NERVE AT THE WRIST
  • BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • COMPARISON WITH PREOPERATIVE MYELOGRAMS
  • ILLUSTRATIVE CASES
  • (6) The Examination of Biopsy MaterialREFERENCES
  • Chapter 5 NERVE SURGERY OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS
  • NERVE GRAFTS
  • SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE TRANSFER
  • PHRENIC NERVE TRANSFER
  • ANTERIOR NERVE OF CERVICAL PLEXUS TRANSFER
  • NERVE GRAFTING FROM SPINAL NERVE (PLEXUS ROOT) OR THE NEURONEURAL INTRAPLEXAL TRANSFERS
  • LONG THORACIC NERVE, ANTERIOR THORACIC NERVE AND RADIAL NERVE IN PART TRANSFER
  • NERVE TRANSFER USING A PART OF ULNAR NERVE
  • MEDIAN NERVE IN PART TRANSFER
  • CONTRALATERAL C7 TRANSFER
  • MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION
  • SPINAL ROOT REPAIR
  • REFERENCES

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