The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that provides feeling and movement to the upper extremities. It runs from the spinal cord through the collarbone, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers.

Nerve transfers are cost-effective (9), low morbidity procedures ... Tracts were viewed by a single musculoskeletal radiologist (JJR) with 20 years of experience in brachial plexus and spinal imaging.

If your baby suffered a brachial plexus injury during delivery ... from the womb Medical instruments like forceps or vacuum extractors that can cause spinal cord and nerve damage We have registered ...

and no other spinal cord or peripheral nerve disease. Routine blood chemistry, blood cell, and vitamin B 12 serum concentration analyses were performed in all patients. Schilling tests were conducted ...

Nerve conduction study (NCS) and electromyography (EMG) are often required to confirm a plexus lesion alongside MRI findings ... which necessitated a differential diagnosis related to potential spinal ...

About one in 1,000 children are born with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), upper extremity weakness or paralysis ...

A novel PET technique that visualizes spinal cord injuries provides critical information about which patients may be able to ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...